Anthony Lowe is originally from Turlock, California. He's worked as a bartender, used bookseller, copy editor, an ALT in Japan, and recently obtained his BA in English Literature from California State University, East Bay. He has been writing consistently for over ten years, and published his first short stories in the dark fantasy anthology BLACKGUARDS: TALES OF ASSASSINS, MERCENARIES, AND ROGUES (republished as BRIGANDS ) and the sci-fi anthology ALIEN ARTIFACTS . Recently, he has contributed stories to MYSTERY WEEKLY MAGAZINE and the sci-fi anthology MY BATTERY IS LOW AND IT IS GETTING DARK , as well as self-published his dark fantasy/western story, WHAT WAS YOUR NAME DOWNRIVER? Newly returned from Japan, he is given to writing, gaming, movies, exploring old California mining towns, and scouring local used bookstores for novels he should probably get around to reading at some point.