EDITORS BIO’S

TOM BALL, Senior Editor (tomball33@yahoo.com)

Globetrotting Tom Ball has been chased out of more countries than he can remember visiting. A fugitive on the lam with an archeology degree, he spends his days hiding under rocks writing fiction and other junk for his devoted readers here on Earth and also Mars. His real name is Tom Ball. He stills resides in the body he was born in. Tom has the final say on who gets published so you know what name to give the hit man if you don’t.

CHARLES PINCH, Senior Editor (fransj@bell.net)

You just know any dude whose name is a noun and a verb will end up being an editor at some literary hell hole. Writing before he was walking, editing before he was talking, Charles sees himself as an infant prodigy. Other people just see him as an infant. He holds in one of his three hands a double major in fine arts and philosophy  and has published all kinds of fiction and other crap  you better f***ing read if you want to get published here.

RICHARD WANG, Junior Editor (zenmaster3301@gmail.com

Richard is a polymath who makes the rest of us feel inferior which explains why we’re all in therapy. He has authored graphic novels, directs films (his own and others) while trying to remember he’s also an engineer and speaks a couple of languages none of us understand. At this moment he’s drafting his Nobel acceptance speech on a napkin. Oh yeah, he’s also a napkin designer.

ROBERT QUEHL, Junior Editor (yoponyo@gmail.com)

Rob is the voice of sanity which is why the rest of us have trouble comprehending him. Rob is the rock on the shore who steadfastly watches us drown after warning us we can’t swim. (Hey Rob! Help!) Rob is the light in the room after the bulb kicks out. Rob is the author of a couple of books and has a perverse love for working full time as an editor. 

STEVE HANDS, Junior Editor (steevh@hotmail.com)

Hands down, Steve is the most cosmopolitan of our dude-quintet. He has traveled extensively while avoiding the law and is the former publisher of Lizard magazine (Thailand).  As you can see, Steve’s love of reptiles has strongly influenced his writing. He does most of his composing in a well-stocked terrarium, cavorting with the other cold-bloods. He currently lives in Britain which is why it’s Great!

April 1st, 2019

Welcome to Fleas on the Dog. In this, our big second issue, we are introducing two special features. The first is an op-ed called WHY WE LIKE IT, which explains the reason we published the story/article. The second is an AUTHOR'S NOTE. Too often in literary publishing all we get is a bio, when we'd really like to hear the writer talk about his or her work.  We hope this adds to your experience as a reader.  Also, we are proud to announce that 5 authors are making their publishing debut. Congratulations to Tom Finnegan, McKenzie Hurder, Joseph Payne, Tracey Sterns and Wade Springer!

And among our distinguished roster of veteran writers we are honored to feature a Norton Best Fiction Anthology author (Paul Beckman), a Best Small Fiction nominee (Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri), a Thurber Award nominee (Todd Sentell), a Booranga Writer's Center (Australia) Fiction Prize winner (Mitchell Grabois), the 'Squid Weekly' publisher (Ben Rietema), a 2018 PEN-Faulkner Award runner up (Chris Kassel), and  a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee (Robert D. Kirvel). 

It is a big line up and we hope you enjoy it. Until we meet again in Issue 3, stay cool and remember, READ is the best four-letter word in the World.

Tom, Charles, Richard, Robert and Steve