Laurel Doud lives in the California Sierra foothills with her husband, 4 dogs and seven sporadically visiting children. She is at work on her second novel. 2022: "Drive" CNR https://tclj.toasted-cheese.com/2022/... 2022: Man of the House (short story) https://airlightmagazine.org/airlight... 2021: "The Bathroom" (short story) https://intothevoidmagazine.com/artic... 2017: Jane Eyre Was Underage has been published by Blue Mountain Commons: http://bmccommons.org/jane-eyre-was-u... 2020: https://www.fromwhisperstoroars.com/q...

Leo Otherland is a queer author, literal goblin, member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, and lover of all things strange and unordinary. This elusive scribbler acquired his passion for weaving stories of dark and broken things through a childhood spent huddling in books and dodging the unfriendly spirits that resided in the haunted house he called home. Currently, Leo is doodling out several different novels at once, as well as various “short” pieces of fan fiction, in a very ordinary apartment hidden away somewhere unobtrusive in the arctic north woods of Wisconsin. During the few occasions he is not writing, this finicky, unrepentant otaku enjoys reading web comics, watching anime, and playing Japanese role-playing games. And while it’s rare to catch this skittish wordsmith out in daylight, he can occasionally be located on his website, leootherland.com, or on Facebook and Twitter @LeoOtherland. For more frequent updates, subscribe to his newsletter: bit.ly/TheGoblinSpeaks.