T. M. Spooner is the author of the novels The Salvation of La Purisima and Notes from Exile. Among others, his short fiction can be found in The Almagre Review, Flying Island Journal as the recipient of the 2022 Short Fiction prize, and Latin American Literary Review. His essays have appeared in Studies in American Naturalism and Hispanic Journal. Spooner received an M.A. in English Literature from Northern Arizona University and a B.S. in economics from Northern Illinois University. Contact: tmspooner2000[at]yahoo.com