A.J. Kirby is the award-winning published author of three novels and over forty short stories. He is a sportswriter for the Professional Footballer's Association and a reviewer for The New York Journal of Books and The Short Review. His short stories have featured in a wide number of publications, including anthologies (Legend Press's Eight Rooms, and in the forthcoming Ten Journeys, Nemonymous 8: Cone Zero & Nemonymous 9: Cern Zoo from Megazanthus Press, Radgepacket 4 from Byker Books, the Dog Horn Publishing anthology, Dark Hoard 2010, and Graveside Tales' Fried: Fast Food Slow Deaths) print journals (Sein und Werden, Jupiter 24, Skrev Press, and Champagne Shivers) and webzines (New Voices in Fiction, A Fly in Amber, Pumpkin, The Second Hand, Pages of Stories magazine, US Short Story Library, and Underground). He lives in Leeds, UK with his girlfriend Heidi and his incredibly noisy, but lucky cat, Eric. He is a season ticket holder at Manchester United Football Club, and follows the red devils across Europe when he's flush.