John Henry Fleming is the author of "The Legend of the Barefoot Mailman," a novel, and "Fearsome Creatures of Florida," a literary bestiary, and "The Book I Will Write," a serial novel-in-emails. His short stories have appeared in journals such as "McSweeney's," the "North American Review," "Mississippi Review," "Fourteen Hills," and "Carve," and have been anthologized in "100% Pure Florida Fiction" and in "The Future Dictionary of America." His awards include a Literature Fellowship from the State of Florida. He has a PhD in Creative Writing from The University of Louisiana-Lafayette, and is