T.K. Young is the author of the flash fiction collection When We’re Afraid and is currently finalizing the upcoming “pre-dystopian” science fiction novel Chawlgirl Rising for publication. He posts original work, writing tips, news and contests right here at www.flashfictionblog.com. Follow him on Twitter @flashfictionblg or email him at author@flashfictionblog.com.

A short list of some of Tim’s other published work appears below:

• “Breaking Orbit,” Woven Tale Press, Volume II Issue 10 (2014)
• “An Apology,” Rosebud Magazine, Issue 47 (2014)
• “The Great Parade of Our Exalted Uncle Ashong“, The Wonderwound, (2013)
• “Stand Your Ground“, Sips Card (2012)
• “The Cooling Centers“, The Journal of Microliterature (2010)
• “Lechugeros“, The Journal of Microliterature (2010)
• “The Low Season“, Rosebud Magazine, Issue 45 (2009)
• “The Low Season“, Best New Writing 2007, Hopewell Publications (2007)

Tim once played a mean lead guitar in one of MTV’s top 10  DC-area bands, The List. Some of his favorite authors are Ray Bradbury, Vladimir Nabokov, Tim O’Brien, Don DeLillo, Cormac McCarthy, and Roddy Doyle.