John Sheirer
Where's John?

Speaking Events: John does presentations for organizations and school groups. See where he's speaking and find information about how to bring him to your event.


Personal-Political: John blogs about the connections between everyday life and politics.



Adventures in Adulthood: John podcasts about the oddities of being a grown-up.



Facebook: John is yet another "old" person ruining Facebook for all the teenagers. Sign up and be his friend!



Liberal Oasis: John is now a regular contributor to the terrific radio show Liberal Oasis, hosted by Bill Scher. Stop in and listen!
John's Books

Loop Year
Loop Year (a memoir of hiking the same trail every day for a year)

Winner of the Connecticut Green Circle Award

Growing Up Mostly Normal in the Middle of Nowhere
Growing Up Mostly Normal in the Middle of Nowhere (a memoir of growing up on a small farm)

Saying My Name
Saying My Name (poetry for people who don't necessarily like poetry)

Shut Up and Speak
Shut Up and Speak! (a guidebook for surviving public speaking)


John Sheirer (pronounced Shy-er) is the author of the new memoir Loop Year: 365 Days on the Trail, which received the Connecticut Green Circle Award for environmental activism, as well as the 2005 memoir Growing Up Mostly Normal in the Middle of Nowhere, a finalist for the Sante Fe Writers Project Literary Award.

He teaches English and Communications at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield, Connecticut, where he has been honored multiple times by Who's Who Among America's Teachers and recently received the Distinguished Service and Educational Excellence Award.

John lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with his wonderful wife Betsy Barone, terrific stepkids Danielle and Daryl, and Daisy the amazing hiking dog. John can be reached at jsheirer@acc.commnet.edu or (860) 253-3138.

If you're looking for an entertaining and insightful event speaker, check out John's events page.
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