William Lee Maxheimer, II is not, contrary to his own beliefs, the love child of satirist, Art Buchwald and Kate Pearson of the band, the B-52s. He is born of William Lee Maxheimer (the first one) and adopted of Paula Kay Maxheimer. He holds a degree in writing from, then, Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University, Springfield). His work also appears/appeared in the now defunct online journal, Illogical Muse. At the time of this publishing, he resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.