Melvin Litton’s stories have appeared in Foliate Oak, Floyd County Moonshine, and First Intensity; with others forthcoming in Mobius and Chiron Review. He has two published novels: Geminga, a man/raven fable concerning the Shining Path in Peru (III Publishing, 1993); and I, Joaquin, a fictional memoir of the Gold Rush bandit, Joaquin Murrieta, as told by his head encased in alcohol (Creative Arts Book Co., 2003) – both available in new editions from Crossroad Press. He is a retired carpenter and lives in Lawrence, KS, with his wife Debra. He also writes and performs songs solo and with the Border Band.