JOHN MADERA writes fiction and nonfiction, and sometimes likes to blur the two. His work is forthcoming in Conjunctions, The Believer, Mud Luscious Press, Jaded Ibis Press, Willows Wept Press, The Review of Contemporary Fiction, and Publishing Genius; and may be found in Opium Magazine, Featherproof Press, elimae, Everyday Genius, ArtVoice, Underground Voices,Little White Poetry Journal #7, Corduroy Mountain, and hitherandthithering waters. A member of the National Book Critics Circle, his criticism may be found in 3:AM Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, Bookslut, The Collagist, DIAGRAM, Fiction Writers Review, Flatmancrooked, The Millions, The Prairie Journal: A Magazine of Canadian Literature, The Quarterly Conversation, Rain Taxi: Review of Books, New Pages, Open Letters Monthly,The Rumpus, Tarpaulin Sky, and Word Riot. He is editing a collection of essays on the craft of writing (Publishing Genius Press). He edits the forum Big Other and journal The Chapbook Review. Former fiction editor at Identity Theory, he’s senior flash fiction editor at jmww. He also sings and plays guitar for Mother Flux.