N. R. M. Roshak was a winner of the 34th Writers of the Future contest. Her short fiction has also appeared in Flash Fiction Online, On Spec, Daily Science Fiction, and other publications. She studied philosophy and mathematics at Harvard; has written code and wrangled databases for dot-coms, Harvard, and a Fortune 500; and has blogged for a Fortune 500 and written over 100 technical articles. She shares her Canadian home with a small family and a revolving menagerie of Things In Jars. You can find more of her work at nrmroshak.com.