Kevin Sampsell is a Portland writer, collage artist, bookseller, and the publisher of Future Tense Books. His previous books include the novel This Is Between Us, the memoir A Common Pornography, the illustrated book Sean the Stick, and I Made an Accident, a collection of poems and collages. His stories and essays have appeared in many publications including Salon, The Believer, Joyland, Southwest Review, Diagram, Longreads, The Rumpus, Tin House, McSweeney's, and Best American Essays