ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Natalie Haney Tilghman first published the short story “Whale Boy,” which inspired the character of James Turner, in Cicada magazine. In 2010, she won first place for fiction in the Atlantic Monthly’s Student Writing Contest. She has an MFA in creative writing from the Rainier Writing Workshop. She lives in Glenview, Illinois, with her husband, two sons, and their Chihuahua. Visit her at www.natalietilghman.com.
Bill Sommer writes fiction and screenplays and plays the drums. His work has appeared in the Whitefish Review and in the New Libri Press Coffee Shorts series. He is the screenwriter of the film Tony Tango, winner of Best Feature Film at the Chicago Comedy Film Festival. He has an MFA in creative writing from the Rainier Writing Workshop and a Bachelor’s degree in jazz performance from the University of Miami. He is the drummer for the band Book of Colors and for singer/songwriter Ed Hale. Born and raised in Saint Louis, he now lives in Atlanta. This is his first novel.