Derrek Carriveau, 37, is the blackberry belle of the ball. He currently lives in Wrocław, Poland with his lovely fiancée, Dąbrówka and their dog, Briska. He teaches English at the Politechnika Wrocławska, along with a number of other schools. He drinks beer at Niebo, along with a number of other bars. And despite the content of many of the stories, he is perfectly happy.

Christian A. Dumais lives in Wrocław, Poland where he writes, teaches and bakes sweet delicious pies. If you enjoyed his stories in this collection, you can buy his book Empty Rooms Lonely Countries. Also, you can read the eleventh euphictional story originally meant for this anthology in Shock Totem Magazine #2. For more information about Christian and his work, please visit his website. Lastly, he kindly asks you to punch him as hard as you can if he ever decides to put together another book like this again.

TP Whited was born in Southern Missouri around 25 years ago. He has dabbled in both internet journalism & small press comic books to no prevail. He is currently writing 4 novels and lives on a porch with his dog, Rudie.

Erik Schmidt is a sports editor and freelance writer. He lives in Georgia with his wife and two dogs. He has served time in the advertising and unemployment industries, completed five screenplays and a novel, and written for two now-defunct websites covering topics ranging from folk musicians to zombies. He has yet to paint a solid line differentiating the two groups.

Suzi M. has written and published several novels, which can be found here. The novels are also available on Amazon in both print and Kindle editions, Borders, Barnes & Noble, and any other retailer that sells books. She runs a website for wayward artist, photo, writer, and film types at Smiling Goth and doesn’t expect a profit.

She has also been known to sell art, jewelry, and hand-spun yarn on her Etsy shops and to teach an occasional college course or two.

When she isn’t in the studio creating something, she can be found scribbling in a notebook in the darkest corner of the local coffee house or bar. Whichever is closest at the time.

A.C. Noia is a self proclaimed media junkie and professional appreciator. He currently resides in Tampa, Florida with his Yellow Lab/Rhodesian Ridgeback mix, a lanai full of plants and a rather large collection of movies, music, books and video games that he sometimes refers to as his “precious.” His favorite pastimes are spending time with his family and friends, watching the New York Yankees, and cereal and cartoons on a Saturday morning after a long Friday night of heavy drinking…

On (very) rare occasions he will discuss his thoughts about said media on his blog which can be found here.

Derek Handley currently lives in Dusseldorf, Germany, where he teaches English. He has contributed to language textbooks, blogs and role-playing game manuals. He is, like most people, a work in progress.

Matt Gamble is a 33 year old bullshitter who moonlights as a movie theatre manager. He spends most days cleaning up his cat’s puke, ignoring dirty dishes and watching movies. He typically writes film reviews which can be read on his website Where the Long Tail Ends, but evidently he pissed off Christian Dumais who felt the need to punish him by making him write stories that had nothing to do with movies. Blame him for this, not Matt.

N.Pendleton is a writer and artist from the middle of the continental US. Every day, he feels like he’s getting closer to something truly amazing. He runs his own microscopic virtual empire at his WordPress blog, which includes a fiction podcast.  He is always writing a novel.

Simon Neil is the author of My Beautiful Racist.

Mike Dawson is the creator of Freddie & Me: A Coming of Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody, a memoir about his lifelong obsession with the band Queen, and a collection of short stories called Ace-Face: The Mod with the Metal Arms, published by AdHouse. He is also co-host of the Ink Panthers Show podcast with comic creator Alex Robinson. His work, including the podcasts, can be found at www.mikedawsoncomics.com.

Sean P. Murray lives in Boca Raton, Florida. He teaches at the local university where his primary responsibilities include the direction of the Florida Atlantic Marching Owls and supervision of the athletic band program, including the men’s and women’s basketball bands. Additional responsibilities include teaching courses within the music education curriculum. Dr. Murray holds his Bachelor of Music Education degree, Master of Music Education degree and PhD. from the Florida State University College of Music. His research interests deal in the area of music perception and cognition. To relieve stress, he can often be found online demoralizing pre-pubescent youngsters via multiplayer video games.