Ross WestRoss West earned an MFA in creative writing from the University of Oregon. His fiction, essays, journalism, and poetry has appeared in publications from Orion to the Journal of Recreational Linguistics. His work has been anthologized in Best Essays Nrthwest, Best of Dark Horse Presents and elsewhere. He wrote and edited the University of Oregon's research magazine, Inquiry; was senior managing editor at Oregon Quarterly magazine; and served as text editor for the Atlas of Oregon and the Atlas of Yellowstone. Read More Read Less