Michael C. Smith’s work has appeared or is soon to appear in the following publications: Iowa Review, Seneca Review, Northwest Review, Water-Stone Review, Bard’s West Anthology, Potomac Review, Blue Unicorn, among others. His forthcoming chapbook, The Infants at the Shoreline, was a finalist in the Choeofpleirn Press chapbook contest, releasing in Aug 2026. He is a graduate of the MFA program at the University of Arizona and lives in Pomona, CA.