author : R. Dean JohnsonR. Dean Johnson grew up in Anaheim, California and now lives in Kentucky with his wife, the writer Julie Hensley, and their two children. An Associate Professor at Eastern Kentucky University, he is Director of the Bluegrass Writers Studio Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program. His stories and essays have appeared in several journals, including Ascent, Natural Bridge, New Orleans Review, Slice, and The Southern Review.