Matt Bianco is the director of The Lost Tools of Writing for the CiRCE Institute, where he also serves as a mentor in the CiRCE apprenticeship program. A homeschooling father of three, he graduated his oldest two sons, the eldest of which is attending St. John’s College in Annapolis, MD. His second child is attending Belmont Abbey College in Charlotte, NC, and his youngest (and only daughter) is a high school junior. He is married to his altogether lovely, high school sweetheart, Patty. He is the author of  Letters to My Sons: A Humane Vision for Human Relationships.

#20: Saving the Appearances: An Interview with Matt Bianco

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#20: Saving the Appearances: An Interview with Matt Bianco

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