CHARLES M. BOYER grew up in Illinois and Wisconsin and went to Beloit College, but has lived in New England for thirty years. He has an MA in fiction from the University of New Hampshire, and teaches English and Humanities at Montserrat College of Art. He has received a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board and a Fellowship from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, and has published poems and stories with The Atlanta Review, Abraxas, Livingston Press, Literal Latte, and other venues. He lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with his family.