Melvin Litton’s stories have appeared in Mobius Journal, Foliate Oak, Floyd County Moonshine, Chiron Review, with poetry forthcoming in The Broadkill Review and Spartan Press. He has published two novels: GEMINGA, a man/raven fable concerning the Shining Path in Peru (III Publishing, 1993); and I JOAQUIN, a fictional memoir of the Gold Rush bandit, Joaquin Murrieta, as told by his head encased in alcohol (Creative Arts Book Co., 2003) – both available in new editions from Crossroad Press. He is a retired carpenter and lives in Lawrence, KS with his wife Debra and their German shepherd Jack. He also writes and performs songs solo and with the Border Band: www.borderband.com.