• Tom Kertes is an American-Canadian essayist who lives in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
  • Tom teaches high school English at a public school, and was a child care worker and a labour organizer before teaching at a public high school.
  • Read Tom’s essays on little things at Fleas and rats.

About Tom Kertes

  • Tom was born in Ellensburg, Washington in 1973, was a child care worker and labour organizer from 1999-2015, has taught in public schools since 2015, and currently teaches high school English.
  • He immigrated to Canada in 2007, became a Canadian citizen in 2014, and has dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship.

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