Michael Gillan Maxwell is a writer and visual artist in the Finger Lakes Region of New York state. Maxwell writes short fiction, poetry, songs, essays, lists, recipes, hybrid weirdness and irate letters to his legislators. His work has been featured in a number of journals and anthologies. He has served as a flash fiction editor for JMWW quarterly journal and editor of MadHat’s Drive-By Book Reviews. A teller of tales and singer of songs, he’s prone to random outbursts and may spontaneously combust or break into song at any moment. Maxwell can be found ranting and raving on his website: Your Own Backyard http: //michaelgillanmaxwell.com