Bob Harrison was born on Easter 1947 during a snowstorm in Waynesville, NC—a small town surrounded by the Appalachian Mountains. After completing high school in 1965, Harrison spent four years in the USAF, working as an electronics technician. After military service and a series of character building jobs, Harrison began college. Eventually, Western Carolina University sent him home with two degrees, and he began teaching various subjects at Southwestern Community College, where he still teaches. Harrison lives in Franklin, NC with his wife Linda and two children, Adrianne and Robert.

Biography provided by the author, October 2006.