Neal Alan Jansons (thePuck)

Neal Jansons, known online as “thePuck”, is an author and poet who spends his time thinking, writing, and solving interesting problems.

His fiction work has appeared in the Lovecraft eZine and has been used as the basis for the upcoming online game Ghostees!, published by BakedOn Entertainment, and his non-fiction work has previously been published in “Thinking Critically” (10th ed.), published by Wadsworth Publishing and Cengage Learning, Inc./Nelson Education Ltd., and in “Critical Thinking, Thoughtful Writing” (5th ed.), also published by Wadsworth Publishing and Cengage Learning, Inc./Nelson Education Ltd. He has been interviewed by Mashable, and maintains a strong social media presence online.

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