Glimmer Train Stories, 102 - Softcover

Alexandra Chang is a fiction MFA candidate at Syracuse University. Previously, she worked as a journalist. Her nonfiction has been published in Wired, the Atlantic, Popular Mechanics, and elsewhere. "Tomb Sweeping Day" is her first story accepted for print publication. She is currently working on a novel and a story collection.

Katherine Hubbard has published fiction and essays in Blackbird, the Dos Passos Review, and Storychord. She is on the faculty Jefferson University (Philadelphia University & Thomas Jefferson University). She also teaches creative writing at Stockton University. Katherine lives outside Philadelphia with her family.

Taylor Koekkoek received his MFA from Johns Hopkins University, where he later taught creative writing. He has since returned home to Oregon. His fiction has appeared in Ploughshares, Tin House, Witness, and the Iowa Review.

Colin Fleming's fiction appears in Boulevard, the VQR, Commentary, Harper's, the Atlantic, New York Times, Salon, and Rolling Stone. He is the author of the forthcoming Buried on the Beaches: Cape Stories for Hooked Hearts and Driftwood Souls, and The Anglerfish Comedy Troupe: Stories from the Abyss. He's a regular guest on NPR's Weekend Edition and many other radio programs and podcasts.

Valerie Trueblood has published four books: the novel-in-stories Seven Loves and three story collections, including Marry or Burn and Search Party. Her most recent book is Criminals: Love Stories (Counterpoint, 2016). She lives in Seattle.

Jamel Brinkley's debut collection, A Lucky Man: Stories, will be published in May by Graywolf Press. His work has appeared in A Public Space, Ploughshares, Gulf Coast, and the Threepenny Review. He is from New York City and currently lives in Los Angeles.

Jad Josey resides on the central coast of California with his wife and three children. During the day, his alter ego manages a company dedicated to keeping VW campers outfitted for adventure. His fiction has appeared online in Pithead Chapel, Jellyfish Review, and Atticus Review. This is his second short story to appear in print.

Amanda S. Torres received her MFA in fiction from Colorado State University. A defunct Christian theme park is the backdrop of her novel-in-progress. She grew up in Connecticut, but calls the Rocky Mountains home now. "Fortuna" is her first publication.

Madiha Sattar grew up in Karachi, is currently based in Dubai, and has lived in New York City and in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she studied History & Literature at Harvard College. Her fiction has appeared in the Kenyon Review, Guernica, and The Life's Too Short Literary Review, a journal of writing from Pakistan. Her reporting and other nonfiction have appeared in the Economist, Foreign Policy, and The Caravan.

Ben Stroud is the author of the story collection Byzantium. His stories have appeared in Harper's, Zoetrope, One Story, VQR, Oxford American, and VICE, and have been anthologized in the Pushcart Prize XLII, New Stories from the South, and Best American Mystery Stories. He teaches at the University of Toledo.

Chase Burke is an MFA candidate at the University of Alabama, but he calls Florida home. His work can be found in Electric Literature, The Offing, Quarterly West, SmokeLong Quarterly, Sycamore Review, and Yemassee. "That's That" is his first major print publication.

Born in Buenos Aires, Alberto Manguel grew up in Israel until his family returned to Argentina. His nonfiction includes A History of Reading, Reading Pictures, With Borges, A Reader on Reading,