Kathleen Kaufman is a native Coloradan and long-time resident of Los Angeles, California. She is a University of Southern California alum, and teaches Science Fiction Lit and Creative Writing to anyone who will pay attention. Kathleen dreamed of becoming a cat when she grew up, and a writer is as close as one can reasonably get to that goal. When not writing, she’s likely researching the dark corners of Scottish history or the origin story of folkloric monsters. Kathleen loves insects, tea, and anything by candlelight. Kathleen currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son, hound, and a pack of cats.