Vincent James (he/him) is the author of Acacia, a Book of Wonders (Texas Review Press, 2023), the chapbook Rady, or Squirrelhunter (Ravenna Press, 2021), and the collaborative novel, Swerve (Astrophil Press, 2021). Other work has appeared in Juked, Tarpaulin Sky, Heavy Feather Review, Annulet: A Journal of Poetics, Texas Review, Prick of the Spindle, Essay Daily, and others. James earned a PhD in English and Creative Writing from the University of Denver, where he served as the associate editor and managing editor of Denver Quarterly. Visit him online at www.FatherFever.com.