William Pruitt is in his fifth decade of composing literature and sharing it with an ever-widening audience: giving readings and publishing his poetry in many journals as well as his own books; writing and editing fiction, telling stories of both traditional origin and of his own composition, to all ages from pre-school, elementary, high school to adult; William taught English as a Second language to non-native speakers of all ages for BOCES 2 in Monroe County, for the University of Rochester and for the summer immersion program for the New York State Migrant Education Department and has conducted many workshops and professional trainings on the relationship of storytelling to teaching and learning.