Rustin Lovewell istrained in microbiology and immunology, and is the author of over a dozenbiomedical research manuscripts. A life-long reader of epic fantasy, Rustin’sspeculative fiction has appeared in Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores andthe Volume 35 Writers of the Future anthology. He is a winnerof the 2019 Writers of the Future contest and is a regular attendee of Balticonand the Superstars Writing Seminars. Rustin resides near Washington D.C. withhis wife, two young daughters, and mini-dachshund affectionately known as LadyLittle Legs.