About the Author

Dennis Maulsby is a retired bank president living in Ames, Iowa, with his wife Ruth, a former legal secretary, and his dog Charlie, a retired CIA operative. A son and grandson, Matt and Kaden, live in the Pacific Northwest. His poetry and short stories have appeared in numerous journals, including Star*Line, The North American Review, Haiku Journal, Spillway, The Hawai’i Pacific Review, and The Briarcliff Review (Pushcart Prize nomination). His award-winning books include three collections of poetry, two volumes of short stories, and a novel.

Several of his poems have been individually published in online and print journals in Sweden, Switzerland, China, India, the United Kingdom, and Russia. For more information, go to: www.dennismaulsby.com