Eric Severn is a writer from Arcata, California. His most recent writing is forthcoming in Ninth Letter and Diagram. His previous writing has appeared in ZYZZYVA, New England Review,Michigan Quarterly Review, and numerous other journals. Eric received his MFA in Creative Writing from The University of Idaho and has worked as fiction editor for Fugue, literary editor for The Portland Phoenix, and has taught Creative Writing at The Evergreen State College.