Steve Himmer is author of the novels The Bee-Loud Glade, Fram, and Scratch, and editor of the webjournal Necessary Fiction. His stories have appeared in journals including Hobart, Hawk & Handsaw, The Collagist, and Los Angeles Review, and in anthologies such as On The Clock: Contemporary Short Stories of Work and Re:Telling. He lives near Boston, MA and teaches at Emerson College. His website is http://www.stevehimmer.com.