Michael Davis’ book of short stories, Gravity, was published by Carnegie Mellon University Press in 2009. His fiction has appeared in 22 magazines and journals, including The Mid-American Review, Hayden’s Ferry Review, The Georgia Review, Willow Springs, and The Painted Bride Quarterly. He has a PhD in English from Western Michigan University and a MFA in creative writing from the University of Montana. He lives in the United Kingdom and maintains a blog, The Writing Expedition, at writingexpedition.com.