
Jasmine Townsend is a Toledo-area writer and professor. She was influenced early by stories like The Princess Bride and BBC's Merlin. As she has matured as an author, her work is now more black metal-inspired magical realism with witchy black women, death, and flowers.
Curtis A. Deeter is an internationally published author of fantasy, science fiction and horror. He is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Midwest publication Of Rust and Glass. When he is not reading or writing, he enjoys spending time with his family, discovering new music, and taste-testing craft beers at local breweries.
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