▁up ▁near ▁Y uk on , ▁Oklahoma . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁English , ▁M . S . ▁in ▁English ▁Education ▁from ▁Oklahoma ▁State ▁University , ▁and ▁M . F . A . ▁in ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁from ▁Bow ling ▁Green ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁H eller ▁began ▁teaching ▁as ▁an ▁English ▁instruct or ▁at ▁Pon ca ▁City ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Kansas ▁Liter ary ▁Art ists ▁Fellow ship ▁in ▁F iction , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁Kansas ▁Governor ' s ▁Arts ▁Award . ▁ ▁Works ▁The ▁Man ▁Who ▁D rank ▁A ▁Th ous and ▁Be ers , ▁a ▁collection , ▁Char it on ▁Review ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁ ▁The ▁Autom ot ive ▁History ▁of ▁L ucky ▁K ell erman , ▁Ch else a ▁Green , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁ ▁Father ' s ▁Mechan ical ▁Un iverse , ▁B k M k ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁ ▁Walk ing ▁Through ▁the ▁Moon : ▁A ▁Family ▁Mem oir , ▁( in ▁progress ) ▁ ▁Re views ▁Although ▁critic izing ▁the ▁ending , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁called ▁L ucky ▁K ell erman ▁a ▁" qu iet ▁and ▁often ▁beautiful ▁book ". ▁ ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" mes mer izing ▁but ▁rel ent lessly ▁gr im ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Cont rib utor ▁to ▁Oklahoma ▁Review ▁His ▁page ▁at ▁Ant io ch