Matthew Kressel is a three-time Nebula Award finalist and a World Fantasy Award finalist. His short fiction has appeared in many places, and his work has been translated into six languages. He is a full-stack developer, environmentalist, and cautious optimist. He co-hosts the Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with Ellen Datlow, and he is a long-time member of the Altered Fluid writers group. Find him online @mattkressel.