Jason Skipper is the author of the novel Hustle, a finalist for the PEN Center USA Award for Fiction. His work has appeared in The Rumpus and Hotel Amerika, and he has received awards and recognition from Zoetrope: All Story, Glimmer Train, and Crab Orchard Review. He teaches creative writing and literature at Pacific Lutheran University and lives in Tacoma, Washington. You can find him online at www.jasonskipper.com.