I am a librarian and writer who grew up in Philadelphia, PA and who recently returned to his hometown after four years in Las Vegas. My creative works have appeared in Ayris Magazine, Small Brushes, Superior Poetry News and The Vermillion Literary Project. My short story, “The Vacation Fight†has been accepted for publication in the fall 2013 issue of Compose: A Journal of Simply Good Writing and my short story, “Drunk Monkeys,†was awarded an Honorable Mention in the 73rd Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition in the Literary/Mainstream category.