Jon Petruschke was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He holds a BA in Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University and an MSS from Bryn Mawr College’s Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. Upon the completion of his graduate studies, Petruschke relocated to Portland, Maine with his wife and two cats. Since 2002 the four of them have lived happily in the cozy, vibrant neighborhood of Munjoy Hill. Shortly after the move, Petruschke founded a Portland-based writing group that is now in its twelfth year.< more...
