author : Dan ClucheyDAN CLUCHEY is a native of Portland, Maine, and a former Obama Administration speechwriter and advisor. During his time in Washington, he wrote hundreds of speeches and op-eds on behalf of a number of senior leaders throughout the Administration, covering topics ranging from health care reform to international trade. A graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Law School, Dan is a member of the New York Bar, although he continues to not practice law. He lives in New Haven, CT, and The Life of the World to Come is the first piece of fiction he has written.