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A Little About Eric
Eric Luper has lived in Albany, New York since 1999. Before that, he hopped from town to town depending on where he was going to school or working. As an English/Creative Writing major at Rutgers College, Eric tried to escape his literary destiny by going to chiropractic school. Soon he discovered that, although he made a great doctor, his heart was somehow wrapped around putting words onto paper.
Eric grew up in Springfield, NJ and has lived in such places as: Seneca Falls, NY (the birthplace of women’s rights); Merrick, Long Island (the birthplace of Debbie Gibson); New Brunswick, NJ (one of the stops Holden Caufield makes on his way to New York City in Catcher in the Rye); and out of his backpack for several months as he made his way through Europe.
After a childhood with eyes glued to a television set, writing has not come easy. The discovery of Cliff’s Notes brought Eric to believe he’d never need to pick up another book ever. “Not until college did I develop a love for the written word,” explains Eric. “There was always too much stimulation around for me to get lost in the world of reading—other than comic books, of course.
“Emily Dickinson wrote, ‘There is no frigate like a book to take us lands away,’” Eric says. “I just didn’t get on the boat until really late.”
Following the September 11th tragedy, Eric volunteered with the American Red Cross to aid rescue workers injured in the recovery efforts. To date, he remains a Red Cross Disaster Relief Volunteer. He's also treated scores of professional athletes, pop stars, rap artists, rock performers, and movie stars.
A few of his other, more notable, jobs include paperboy, dry cleaning store manager, predatory bird cage cleaner, bartender, and factory worker (actually he sat around and doodled while a huge machine stamped those colorful cellophane things that go around potted plants).
He has consulted with the State of New York on their efforts to combat childhood obesity and has appeared on television and radio to talk about various topics including: pediatric back pain and backpacks; pregnancy and chiropractic; and childhood obesity.
Some of Eric’s other interests include golfing, skiing, boating, and spending time with his wife, Elaine; their children, Ethan and Lily; and his dog, Loki.
And of course, he always manages to find time to write—usually after everyone else has gone to sleep.
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