Michael J. Sheehan

Michael Sheehan retired in 1994 after teaching English for 26 years in the City Colleges of Chicago. He lives in Leelanau County with his artist wife Dona. In his spare time he is a writer, and he does a weekly guest stint on Tuesday mornings from 9:00-10:00 EST on AM 580, WTCM. The show is called Words to the Wise, and it covers the joys and vicissitudes of the English language. It may be heard in real time on streaming audio anywhere in the world by going to wtcmradio.com and clicking on "Play Now." Podcasts are available 24/7 by signing on to the same URL and selecting "The Ron Jolly Show."

He holds an appointment to the Commission on Services to the Aging (MI); his term ends in 2013. He formerly sat on the Board of Advisors of the Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan, and he is a member of the Bay Area Senior Advocates.

Mike is a member of the Society of Midland Authors, the Dictionary Society of North America, the American Dialect Society, and Michigan Writers. He maintains a language blog at verbmall.blogspot.com