Anaea Lay lives in Chicago, Illinois where she writes, cooks, plays board games, reads too much, and questions the benevolence of the universe. Her work has appeared in many places including Apex, Penumbra, Lightspeed, Daily Science Fiction, and Nightmare. She lives online at anaealay.com.

Ryan Simko splits his life between the rural cornfields of Ohio, USA and the metropolitan cityscapes of Hiroshima, Japan. He spends his time on a variety of activities ranging from studying languages to writing music, but writing remains his real passion. This is his first professional publication.