Xander Odell is a 47-year old, happily married mother of two, an avid reader, compulsive writer, and rabid chocoholic. Their work has appeared in such venues as Jim Baen’s UNIVERSE, Daily Science Fiction, Crosssed Genres, Pseudopod, and The Drabblecast. They are hard at work plotting their second novel or world domination. Whichever comes first.

Lee Hallison writes fiction in an old Seattle house where she lives with her patient spouse, an impatient teen, two lovable dogs, and the memories of several wonderful cats. She’s held many jobs—among them a bartender, a pastry chef, a tropical plant-waterer, a CPA, and a university lecturer. An East Coast transplant, she simply cannot […]

Assistant Marketing Shill Spark is the tiny orange kitten that lives inside RoboNinja’s chest cavity and the assistant marketing shill for Lightspeed. His catchphrase is “LOL got any sardines?!” If you don’t buy ebook issues or subscribe to Lightspeed he will probably starve to death. You can find him on Twitter @RoboNinjaNSpark.

RoboNinja is ageless, the bones of his human clan long ago turned to sand and that sand to a fine dust. He carries two katanas across the slick carapace of his back, sharp as the knowledge of humanity’s innately violent nature. He also has a railgun because he is an awesome robot. Currently the marketing shill […]

Ben Blattberg is a software developer, improviser, and writer currently living in Austin, TX, as long as there are no follow­up questions on any of those facts. His stories have appeared in Apex Magazine, Andromeda Spaceways, Etherea Magazine, Diabolical Plots, and elsewhere.