B. Robert Conklin

A native of Youngstown, Ohio, B. Robert Conklin (he, him, his) lives, writes, and works, not necessarily in this order, in Columbus, where he and his spouse nurture the ambitions of their three Gen-Z kids, who seem determined to take less-traveled paths of their own. As an outgrowth of personal support of loved ones, he is an advocate for trans rights, eating-disorder recovery, and autism awareness.

His stories have appeared in Blue Moon Literary & Art Review, THAT Literary Magazine, and Kestrel, as well as various ezines. He has also co-authored a college composition textbook to help emerging writers connect with their world. His first two novels placed as back-to-back suspense-genre finalists in the National Indie ExcellenceŽ Awards. In a different medium, he is determined to keep posting original cartoons to his Tumblr blog until his followers beg him to stop.