Steven Axelrod is the author of Nantucket Sawbuck and Nantucket Five-Spot, a Poisoned Pen Press series of Nantucket-based mysteries featuring poetry-writing police chief Henry Kennis. Steven holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College of the Fine Arts and remains a member of the WGA despite a long absence from Hollywood. His work has been featured on various websites, including the literary e-zine Numéro Cinq, where he is on the masthead. His work has also appeared at Salon.com and The GoodMen Project, as well as the magazines PulpModern and BigPulp. A father of two, he lives on Nantucket Island, Mass., where he paints houses and writes, often at the same time, much to the annoyance of his customers.