Michael Czyzniejewski grew up in Chicago and its outlying suburbs and now teaches at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where he also serves as Editor-in-Chief of Mid-American Review. His stories have appeared in more than fifty literary journals and anthologies, while his debut collection, Elephants in Our Bedroom, was released by Dzanc Books in 2009. Since 1989, he has also worked as a vendor at Wrigley Field, and this summer, he will live in Wrigleyville and work on a novel based on his experiences selling beer during Cubs games.