M.E. Proctor's short stories can be found in various anthologies and magazines: Mystery Tribune, Black Cat Weekly, Shotgun Honey, Vautrin, Reckon Review, Bristol Noir and others. A Derringer nominee, she is currently working on a series of crime novels featuring Houston detective Declan Shaw. <em>Family and Other Ailments</em> is her first short story collection. Born in Brussels, she now lives in East Texas, with her husband, author James Lee Proctor. Find her on the web at: www.shawmystery.com.<br>
