Earl Yarington was a professor and social worker. He taught literature and writing for nearly 20 years. As a social worker, Earl focused on human sexuality and child sexual abuse prevention by working with and better understanding those at risk which included those with pedophilic disorder and other comorbid factors. Earl now writes literary fiction, poetry and non-fiction and often incorporates difficult and taboo subjects in his work related to sex and sexuality. His themes often involve representations of girlhood, the tension between child/adult, the difference between over-sexualizing and “de-sexualizing” girls and the societal tendency to attempt to liberate girls and women by further suppressing ownership of their bodies.  These are tough questions he often asks of readers: Can girls be gorgeous without being over-sexualized or de-sexualized (taking any hint of being female or feminine away from them)? When does cute become sexy? Do we suddenly become appealing at 18?

He also writes through a male experience perspective to highlight the complexity, challenges, and difficulties men face in a visual world that often leaves men further isolated. Often, society’s concept of a sexual predator is little but a trope and does nothing to protect our children. Almost always, the people that hurt our kids are the ones we trust.

He drives buses for a living.