The second volume in the acclaimed Jabberwocky series includes short stories by Jeannelle M. Ferreira, Megan Messinger, Richard Parks, Holly Phillips, Cassandra Phillips-Sears, Erzebet YellowBoy; and poetry by Mike Allen, Helena Bell, Constance Cooper, Jennifer Crow, Ainsley Dicks, Theodora Goss, Jaida Jones, Sarah Koplik, Yoon Ha Lee, Rio Le Moignan, Tim Pratt, Shirl Sazynski, Veronica Schanoes, Ann Schwader, Sarah Singleton, Sonya Taaffe, Catherynne M. Valente, JoSelle VanderHooft, Laurel Winter, and Jane Yolen.
Mike Allen works as the arts and culture columnist for the daily newspaper in Roanoke, Va., where he lives with his wife Anita, a goofy dog, and two cats with varying degrees of psychosis.
In his spare time he does a ridiculous number of things, including editing the critically-acclaimed anthology series CLOCKWORK PHOENIX and the long-running poetry journal MYTHIC DELIRIUM. His own poetry has won the Rhysling Award three times, and his fiction has been nominated for the Nebula Award. His short stories have popped up in places like WEIRD TALES, INTERZONE, and the anthologies SKY WHALES AND OTHER WONDERS, CTHULHU'S REIGN and STEAM-POWERED.
He's also recorded podcasts for STARSHIPSOFA and CLARKESWORLD MAGAZINE and participated in local improv theater, where he's often asked to provide the voice of an Ominous Narrator or play the part of Satan.
