About the Author

Patrick Scalisi is a journalist, communications professional, and fiction author from Connecticut. He has published stories in several magazines, including The Willows, Neo-opsis, and ReadShortFiction.com, among others. In addition, his short stories have appeared in a number of fiction anthologies, including An Honest Lie Vol. 2, Shadowplay, and Penny Dread Tales Vol. 1. Pat also served as the editor of The Ghost Is the Machine, a bestselling anthology of steampunk-horror stories from Post Mortem Press. Pat s debut book, The Horse Thieves and Other Tales of the New West was released by the now-defunct Hazardous Press in 2014. He is currently working on additional novels. Aside from his fiction, Pat is also an award-winning journalist, with a current focus on art, gaming, storytelling, and pop culture.