ABOUT

J.D. Graves is an author and playwright who lives in the Piney Woods of East Texas with his wife and kids. His stage play, TALL PINES LODGE was an official selection of the 2016 New York International Fringe Festival as well as the 2007 FronteraFEST in Austin, TX. His other play STANLEY AND JIM, premiered in 2009 at the Manhattan Rep Theatre to a total of three people. His short fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in: Mystery Weekly Magazine, Black Mask #4, Santa Cruz Weird, Tough Crime 1, Switchblade 3-4 & 8, Broadswords & Blasters 6, Near2theKnuckle, Intrinsick 2.3, Penultimate Peanut 1, and others. He is currently working on a novel and serving as the Editor and Chief of EconoClash Review.

He is a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan even though he's never been to Ohio.