Ronald Edwin Lane is the author of the books, Bloody Islands, Carl "Sunny" Sundstrom and the Battle of Alcatraz, and Avina's Song. His poems and short stories have appeared in journals such as Diverse Voices Quarterly, Rose & Thorn, Blue Moon Literary & Art Review, The Yolo Crow, The Rattlesnake Review, Medusa's Kitchen, 69 Flavors of Paranoia, and Thema. In 2011 he won writing contests with the Yolo Crow and with Phyllis Scott Publishing.