Gary Fincke has published twenty-five books of poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction, including HOW BLASPHEMY SOUNDS TO GOD (Braddock Avenue Books, 2014), The Proper Words for Sin (West Virginia University Press, 2013), The History of Permanence (Stephen F. Austin University Press, 2011), REVIVING THE DEAD (Time Being Books, 2011), The Canals of Mars (Michigan State University Press, 2010), and Amp'd: A Father's Backstage Pass (2004). Twice awarded Pushcart Prizes, Fincke has also been recognized by both the Best American Stories and the O. Henry Prize series, and cited twelve times in the pas...