Roy Kesey lives in Beijing with his wife and children. His stories have recently appeared in the Iowa Review, the Mississippi Review and other journals. His first book, a novella called Nothing in the World, won the 2005 Bullfight Media Little Book Contest, and will be published in May 2006. Visit www.nothingintheworld.com for more info.

Roy's story "Learning To Count In A Small Town" appears in Issue No. Two. Readers will be educated in vital matters using a 10 step process. Enjoy the stink of tarweed. Contains numbers.