Julian Shendelman lives with his husband and dogs near Philadelphia. His poetry chapbook, Dead Dad Club, was published in 2017 and his prose has appeared in Bat City Review, Philadelphia Stories, and Cleaver Magazine. His co-authored novel, Spark Bird, was released by Thirty West earlier this year. He is currently working on a solo novel about haunted houses, capitalism, and community, and co-directing Blue Stoop, a Philly-based literary arts nonprofit. Learn more at shendelman.com