Complex sentence: After his 1980 graduation from Shippensburg State College, Shippensburg, PA, Falcone went to study Creative Writing at San Francisco State University and completed his master's degree in 1987.
Split into simpler sentences: After his 1980 graduation from Shippensburg State College, Shippensburg, PA, Falcone went to study Creative Writing at San Francisco State University. He completed his master's degree in 1987.