The Patriot Oath

Lloyd Lofthouse is a US Marine (1965—1968) and combat veteran, living with and managing PTSD. After the Marines, he attended college, where he heard Ray Bradbury speak in 1968. After getting bit by the writing bug, Lloyd earned a BA in journalism and later an MFA. A few years later, he found himself teaching English and writing to middle and high school students (1975 - 2005). During his early years as a teacher, he also worked nights and weekends as a maître d’ for The Red Onion (a night-club restaurant with a glass ceiling in one of the dining rooms and a club that held a 1,000-party people), where Lloyd was introduced to the art of seduction. He’s traced his ancestors back to the reign of Britain’s King Alfred the Great around AD 900. In fact, the village of Lofthouse is located in West Yorkshire.