Will Allisonwas born in Columbia, South Carolina, and now lives with his wife and daughter in South Orange, New Jersey. The former executive editor of Story, he serves as a staff member at the Squaw Valley Community of Writers. His short stories have appeared in Zoetrope: All-Story, Glimmer Train, One Story, Kenyon Review, and other magazines and have been shortlisted in The Best American Short Stories and Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses. This is his first novel. For more information visit www.WillAllison.com.