About the author

Leah Browning

Leah Browning is the author of <em>Souvenirs from Another Life</em>, a collection of stories published by Quiet Ocean Studio &amp; Press; <em>Two Good Ears</em> and <em>Loud Snow</em>, a pair of flash fiction mini-books published by Silent Station Press; and <em>When the Sun Comes Out After Three Days of Rain</em>, a collection of poetry published by Kelsay Books. She is also the author of three short nonfiction books published by Capstone Press and six chapbooks of poetry and fiction. Browning’s work has previously appeared in <em>Four Way Review</em>, <em>Harpur Palate</em>, <em>Valparaiso Fiction Review</em>, <em>The Threepenny Review</em>, <em>Necessary Fiction</em>, <em>Waxwing</em>, <em>Flock</em>, <em>Contrary Magazine</em>, <em>Passages North</em>, <em>Watershed Review</em>, <em>Parhelion Literary Magazine</em>, <em>Newfound</em>, <em>The Forge Literary Magazine</em>, <em>Superstition Review</em>, <em>Santa Ana River Review</em>, <em>The Homestead Review</em>, <em>Thin Air Magazine</em>, <em>Belle Ombre</em>, <em>The Petigru Review</em>, <em>South 85 Journal</em>, <em>Terrain.org</em>, <em>Belletrist Magazine</em>, <em>The Ilanot Review</em>, <em>The Westchester Review</em>, <em>The Big Windows Review</em>, <em>The Broadkill Review</em>, <em>Funicular Magazine</em>, <em>Wigleaf</em>, <em>Ponder Review</em>, <em>Mojave River Review</em>, <em>The Stillwater Review</em>, and elsewhere. Her fiction and poetry have appeared on materials from Broadsided Press and Poetry Jumps Off the Shelf, with audio and video recordings in The Poetry Storehouse, and in anthologies including <em>The Doll Collection</em> from Terrapin Books&nbsp;and <em>Nothing to Declare: A Guide to the Flash Sequence</em> from White Pine Press. Browning’s stories have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize anthology,&nbsp;<em>Best of the Net</em>,&nbsp;<em>Best Microfiction</em>, the&nbsp;<em>Wigleaf</em>&nbsp;Top 50 Very Short Fictions, and the&nbsp;<em>storySouth&nbsp;</em>Million Writers Award.&nbsp;<em>Before and After a Slice of Cake</em>, her second full-length story collection, is forthcoming from Quiet Ocean Studio &amp; Press. In addition to writing, Browning has served as editor of the ​​​​​​​<em>Apple Valley Review</em>, an online literary journal, since 2005. She is originally from New Mexico.