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Cullen was born in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] in Rapides Parish in central Louisiana to Edward Cullen, Jr. (1916–1964), a native of Denison, [[Texas]], and the former Mildred Bonnette (1917–1960), a department store worker originally from Avoyelles Parish. His sister, Geneva H. Cullen (born 1950), married Robert Valentio "Robin" Stewart (born 1948) of [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]]. The Cullens lived on Vance Avenue in the Alexandria Garden District. He attended L. S. Rugg Elementary School, where his future mother-in-law was the school librarian. In 1964, he graduated from Bolton High School in Alexandria. After his mother's death, Cullen lived for a time with an aunt and an uncle. He then attended [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] but left after three semesters to enlist in the [[United States Navy]]. Cullen completed his studies in [[journalism]] in 1972 at [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge.
Cullen was born in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] in Rapides Parish in central Louisiana to Edward Cullen, Jr. (1916–1964), a native of Denison, [[Texas]], and the former Mildred Bonnette (1917–1960), a department store worker originally from Avoyelles Parish. His sister, Geneva H. Cullen (born 1950), married Robert Valentio "Robin" Stewart (born 1948) of [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]]. The Cullens lived on Vance Avenue in the Alexandria Garden District. He attended L. S. Rugg Elementary School, where his future mother-in-law was the school librarian. In 1964, he graduated from Bolton High School in Alexandria. After his mother's death, Cullen lived for a time with an aunt and an uncle. He then attended [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] but left after three semesters to enlist in the [[United States Navy]]. Cullen completed his studies in [[journalism]] in 1972 at [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge.
Cullen is married to the former Martha Lynn Colvin (born May 1943), also originally from Alexandria, the daughter of Emerson J. Colvin and Pauline Huddleston Hathaway Colvin (1907-2011). Pauline Colvin was a teacher, school librarian, [[Baptist]] church worker, and pianist. They have two children, Emily Cullen Frizzell, formerly Emily Nash, and husband Mike Frizzell of [[Austin]], Texas, and Michael Edward Cullen and wife Monica of [[Lafayette]], Louisiana<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hixsonbrothers.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=867324|title=Pauline Huddleston Hathaway Colvin|date=July 2011|publisher=hixsonbrothers.com|accessdate=June 17, 2014; no longer on-line}}</ref>
Cullen is married to the former Martha Lynn Colvin (born May 1943), also originally from Alexandria, the daughter of Emerson J. Colvin and Pauline Huddleston Hathaway Colvin (1907-2011). Pauline Colvin was a teacher, school librarian, [[Baptist]] church worker, and pianist. They have two children, Emily Cullen Frizzell, formerly Emily Nash, and husband Mike Frizzell of [[Austin]], Texas, and Michael Edward Cullen and wife Monica of [[Lafayette]], Louisiana<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hixsonbrothers.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=867324|title=Pauline Huddleston Hathaway Colvin|date=July 2011|publisher=hixsonbrothers.com|accessdate=June 17, 2014; no longer on-line}}</ref>
==Career==
==Career==
One of Cullen's more popular essays refers to his own neighborhood near the LSU campus, which suffered an increase in noise level when parents purchase residential homes for their college-age students, a newer trend unknown when Cullen himself was a student.
One of Cullen's more popular essays refers to his own neighborhood near the LSU campus, which suffered an increase in noise level when parents purchase residential homes for their college-age students, a newer trend unknown when Cullen himself was a student.