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Dr. Timothy Mercado had 2 poems published in his Junior H.S. yearbook in 1959. He didn’t write another poem until 2013, 54 yrs. later. He presently lives in the small shoreline town of Clinton, Ct. with Colette, his wife of 39 yrs. After his tour of duty in Vietnam, in which he was severely wounded and received the Purple Heart, Tim returned to CCNY and graduated with a B.S degree in biology. He then graduated from the Columbia School of Dental & Oral Surgery and practiced dentistry for 35 yrs. He retired in 2010 and 3 yrs. later began writing poetry as he observed nature through an uncluttered mind. Joining a local poetry club encouraged him to write poetry on various topics as well as humorous limericks. Tim currently writes under the pseudonym of Small Town Man. Tim Mercado had 2 poems published in his Junior H.S. yearbook in 1959. He didn’t write another poem until 2013, 54 yrs. later. He presently lives in the small shoreline town in Clinton, Ct. with Colette, his wife of 39 yrs. After his tour of duty in Vietnam, in which he was severely wounded and received the Purple Heart, Tim returned to CCNY and graduated with a B.S degree in biology. He then graduated from the Columbia School of Dental & Oral Surgery and practiced dentistry for 35 yrs. He retired in 2010 and 3 yrs. later began writing poetry as he observed nature through an uncluttered mind. Joining a local poetry club encouraged him to write poetry on various topics as well as humorous limericks. Tim currently writes under the pseudonym of Small Town Man.