IN ADDITION TO AUTHORING THE STORIES FOUND IN THIS COLLECTION, CHAD STROUP IS ALSO THE CREATOR OF SUCH NOVELS AS SECRETS OF THE WEIRD (GREY MATTER PRESS) AND SEXY LEPER (BIZARRO PULP PRESS). WHEN NOT WRITING, HE IS ALSO THE VOCALIST FOR THE BAND ICEPIELD AND A FIERCE DRAG QUEEN BY THE NAME OF JENN X. NO, HE DOESN'T SLEEP MUCH. STROUP RECEIVED HIS MFA IN FICTION FROM SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY. FOLLOW HIM ON INSTAGRAM OR TWITTER @CHADXSTROUP.