***Donald McCarthy*** *is an author from Long Island, New York. He's published short fiction with* Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Mythaxis Magazine, James Gunn's Ad Astra, Pseudopod, The Creepy Podcast, The Grey Rooms, *and more. His non-fiction has appeared at* Salon, Undark Magazine, The Huffington Post, Nightmare Magazine, *and more. A full list of his publications can be found at [www.donaldmccarthy.com](http://www.donaldmccarthy.com/).*