A multiple Pushcart Prize and a Best of the Net nominee, Richard Holinger has written essays, poetry, and fiction published in Chicago Quarterly Review, Southern Indiana Review, The Southern Review, Chautauqua, Boulevard, Witness, and elsewhere. His book of poetry, North of Crivitz, and collection of essays, Kangaroo Rabbits and Galvanized Fences, earned praise respectively from Kevin Stein, former Illinois Poet Laureate, and David Hamilton, Editor Emeritus of The Iowa Review. He earned a M.A. in English from Washington University (St. Louis) and holds a Ph.D. in Creative Writing from UIC. He has taught English and creative writing on the college and secondary school levels and currently lives in St. Charles, Illinois. More information at www.richardholinger.com