Lindsay Merbaum is a queer feminist author and high priestess of home mixology crafting booktails inspired by the moods and themes of her favorite reads. Her short fiction has appeared in PANK, Anomalous Press, The Collagist, Epiphany, Gargoyle, Day One, Harpur Palate, and Hobart, among others. Her essays and interviews can also be found in Electric Literature, Bustle, Bitch Media, LARB, The Rumpus, HuffPo, and more. THE GOLD PERSIMMON is her first novel.