Gerri Leen likes to think of herself as an author/poet, but really she’s a certified cat
servant. She’s allowed to live with Simon (a white Turkish Angora, also known as The Demolator because he is the most destructive cat ever and as The Vominator because, well, you can guess) and with his sister River who’s a torbie (tabby/tortoiseshell mix–talk about your combos!) shorthair who lives up to her Firefly namesake in so many creepifying ways. She’s also very sweet). Gerri writes fiction and poetry in many genres and also romance as Kim Strattford.

Despite the urging of her feline overlords, she has not dedicated herself solely to fiction that features cats in all their glory. There will be repercussions unless cheese delivery is imminent.

Check out gerrileen.com or kimstrattford.com to see more about her.

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Tina Connolly used to have three cats, but currently, sadly, has none. She did write a story about a small cat that ran, with her narration, on Beneath Ceaseless Skies. The title, “One Ear Back,” came from her beloved grey kitty’s habit of showing her internal conflict via her ear positioning. There’s really nothing about cats at her website, but you can go there anyway to learn more human stuff at tinaconnolly.com.

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Karen Menzel (née Bovenmyer) earned an MFA in Creative Writing: Popular Fiction from the University of Southern Maine. She teaches and mentors students at Iowa State University and Western Technical College. She is the 2016 recipient of the Horror Writers Association Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship. Her poems, short stories and novellas appear in more than 40 publications and her first novel, SWIFT FOR THE SUN, debuted from Dreamspinner Press in 2017.

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Marguerite Kenner is a dual-national American living in the UK. She’s the President and CEO of the Escape Artists Foundation, the US 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to bringing free and accessible audio short fiction to a global audience. She’s a multiple Hugo Award nominee alongside Alasdair Stuart for their weekly pop culture newsletter The Full Lid, and was the editor of Cast of Wonders from 2013 to 2019.

A practicing technology lawyer, Marguerite loves performing in audio dramas and playing video games, often where people can watch. When she’s not at genre industry events advocating for the power and value of audio short fiction, she’s mentoring and teaching legal and business skills to independent creatives.

You can follow her adventures and see photos of her cat on Bluesky.

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Tina Connolly’s books include the Ironskin and Seriously Wicked series, and the collection On the Eyeball Floor. She has been a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, Norton, and World Fantasy awards. She co-hosts Escape Pod, runs Toasted Cake, and is at tinaconnolly.com.

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