Marc Kipniss holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Washington-Seattle. His fiction has appeared in many print magazines, including Black Warrior Review, American Letters & Commentary, New Orleans Review, Salt Hill, and Wisconsin Review. Online, his work can be found at Pig Iron Malt, elimae, 5_Trope, Snow Monkey, and Cafe Irreal. A chapbook of his short-shorts, Reptile Appliance, is available from www.brokenboulderpress.com. He has fiction forthcoming in Denver Quarterly, Beloit Fiction Journal, Del Sol Review, The Styles, and Charter Oak Review.