Robert Crooke is a journalist, media executive, and author. His poetry has been published in the West Hills Review: A Walt Whitman Journal, and his short fiction has appeared in The Paragon Journal, Literary Orphans Journal, and Linden Avenue Literary Journal. He began his career as a sports reporter and columnist for the Newhouse-owned Long Island Daily Press, and for thirteen years, he served as North American press spokesman for Reuters. His latest novel, Letting the House Go (Unsolicited Press, 2022) was a 2023 Eric Hoffer Book Award Category Finalist. He and his wife reside in Bridgewater, CT.