Mike X Welch lives in Western New York with his wife, the author Aly Welch, and their twin sons. His adult daughter lives in Seattle. In addition to his day job, Welch is the Project Manager of Books for Writing Bloc. In this capacity, he has helped shepherd two anthologies into existence including the inaugural volume of PASSAGEWAYS: Nine Tales. Nine Unique Literary Worlds. His work has appeared in all three original Writing Bloc anthologies (Escape! Deception & Family) in addition to the Hell Hour anthology (Abomination Media). His self-published collection of horror stories, ENANTIODROMIA, has been met with universal acclaim. Welch is currently at work on an entry for the PASSAGEWAYS: Mythos anthology (2022-23 Writing Bloc), and on his debut novel, the long-awaited PROOF: Protection of Occult Figures, due to be published in 2023. That is, if the cat would ever get off his keyboard. Visit www.mikexwelch.com