Other fiction by Daniel Maclaine can be found in Whistling Shade literary journal (print and online). He was a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times Kids’ Reading Room before the fiction portion was discontinued. He has an 8,000-word short story (“The False Waking of Gwalchgwyn”) forthcoming in October in the science fiction and fantasy anthology Aoife’s Kiss. He is querying a novel and building a blog in his spare time. Write to him at danmacl84(at)hotmail.com. [Photo courtesy of Daniel Maclaine]