Matthew S. Hinton was born in the back seat of his great grandmother’s Posten Taxi in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He teaches college-level writing and literature, and is a scholar of the life and work of Norman Mailer. He is a poet, playwright, photographer, actor, and occasional journalist, and is the creator of the Playroom series. He is a founding member of Gaslight Theatre Company, and has authored several plays, including Quiet Cowboy, but is particularly fond of one acts and short works. He dreams in analog.