JUDE JOSEPH LOVELL was born in Chicago, IL and educated at Xavier University and The New School. His essays, stories, and reviews have appeared in numerous magazines, including America, Paste, Touchstone, Rock & Sling, St. Austin Review, The Other Journal, Xavier, Dr. Hurley's Snake Oil Cure, eFiction, and American Chronicle. He is the author of a novel, BLUE SIX; a short story collection, WE'LL SEE YOU WHEN WE GET THERE; and a nonfiction memoir, FOREVER VOYAGING: ONE WRITER'S APPRENTICESHIP WITH HERMAN MELVILLE. His website is www.judejosephlovell.com.