Michael C. Upton works as a freelance writer specializing in arts and leisure, which includes travel writing. He graduated with a B.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Maine at Farmington and is actively published by trade journals, specialized websites, and regional and national magazines. Upton lives in Southeastern Pennsylvania, USA—in the heart of Amish Country—with his wife Mel and two youngest children Halligan and Teagan. Chef Tyler, his oldest son, is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America.