J D AustinJ. D. Austin was raised in St. Louis, Missouri and has been moving gradually north since the age of fourteen. After dropping out of college in November of 2019, he worked as a kayak guide, a wedding server, bar security, lighting designer, stage carpnter, ski technician, and inthe nursery department at a Home Depot. His fiction has appeared in The Incandescent Review and U.P. Reader Vol. 7. His first novel, The Last Huck, was selected as a UP Notable book for 2024. You can learn more about him at JDAustinStories.com. Read More Read Less