Kyle Decker graduated from Drake University in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in creative writing. From 2013 to 2018 he lived in South Korea, where he worked as an English teacher and freelance writer, fronted the multinational punk band Food for Worms, and promoted DIY shows for fun and charity. Kyle holds a master's of education from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He currently lives with his wife in Chicago, where he teaches high school special education and English as a second language.