Kai Willow"Some stories are bad, but yours are criminal!" They're words no budding author wants to hear, and for Kai Willow, they came close to becoming reality. The first grader loved narrating tales to anyone who'd listen, until his audience started to flee t the first mention of a new story and Kai realized he needed to find a fresh crowd. So he took to the phone and called the one audience that would answer and listen every, single time: Emergency dispatchers. After receiving a stern talking to, Kai let the dispatchers return to their jobs and committed his stories to pen and paper. He realized the power and potential of storytelling when he stumbled across a quote by Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club. "We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will." Breathing life into iconic characters-all uniquely peculiar in their own way-became Kai's calling.His debut novel, Catfish with a Side of Cornbread is a wild romp through the pleasures and perils of online dating and life as a young person in a bizarre modern world. Kai also posts short stories and loves connecting with readers at kaiwillow.com. Read More Read Less