Christopher Fried (1985-) currently lives in Richmond, VA. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 2007. Over the years, he has contributed poetry and non-fiction articles to print and online journals. In 2013, Kelsay Books (Alabaster Leaves) published his poetry collection All Aboard the Timesphere. As a promoter of 1980s nostalgia and synthwave culture, he has contributed reviews to NewRetroWave. In 2020, he independently published the satiric novel Whole Lot of Hullabaloo (National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist. Kelsay Books (White Violet Press) published his second poetry collection, Analog Synthesis.