Laura C. J. Owen has a BA in English and Theater from Carleton College and an MFA from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. She’s a theater reviewer for the Tucson Weekly and has published fiction and reviews in American Short Fiction, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Annalemma Magazine, Whistling Shade, The Momaya Annual Review, and MNartists.org. She was on the board of Off-Leash Area Theatre Company in Minneapolis and has had several one-act plays produced. You can visit her website at www.lauracjowen.com.