Eric D. Lehman is a historian and travel writer, and the Director of Creative Writing at the University of Bridgeport. His essays, stories, and reviews have been published in dozens of journals, newspapers, and magazines, from Antique Trader to Nexus: The International Henry Miller Journal. He is the author of numerous books about his adopted state, including the Insiders' Guide to Connecticut, A History of Connecticut Food, and A History of Connecticut Wine. His latest book with Homebound Publications, Afoot in Connecticut, is a love letter to this often overlooked region of America, an inspirational story that will have you taking to the trails and the greenways, along the beaches and mountaintops, and into a land full of transformation, of beauty, and of strength. He lives in Hamden with his wife, the poet Amy Nawrocki, and their two cats.