Robert has published three books since 2017: Weird Pig (a novel), Among Other Things (a collection of essays), and I Am Here to Make Friends (a collection of short fiction). His work has appeared in The Missouri Review, AGNI, The Utne Reader, Kenyon Review Online, hex, X-RAY, Beloit Fiction Journal, the 2014 Pushcart Prize anthology, and other publications. A former college professor, Robert currently works as a freelance writer and editor. He lives in Kansas City.