About the author

M. Darusha Wehm

M. Darusha Wehm is the Nebula Award-nominated and Sir Julius Vogel Award-winning author of the interactive fiction game <em>The Martian Job</em>, as well as thirteen novels including the <em>Andersson Dexter</em> cyberpunk detective series and the humorous coming-of-age novel <em>The Home for Wayward Parrots</em>.&nbsp;<br><br>Darusha is a member of the Many Worlds writing collective and their short fiction and poetry have appeared in many venues, including&nbsp;<em>Strange Horizons</em>, <em>Fireside, </em>and&nbsp;<em>Nature</em>.<br><br>Originally from Canada, Darusha lives in Wellington, New Zealand after several years sailing the Pacific.