<p><span>Jason P. Crawford is a high school science teacher and writer living in Lancaster, California. He spends his time playing tabletop RPGs with his four kids and working with his wonderful wife on their shared dreams of publishing success. He has short stories published in </span><em>Once Upon a Future Time, Vol. 4 </em><span>by the Brothers Uber, </span><em>The Vampire Survival Guide </em><span>by Wonderbird Press, and in Starspun Lit magazine. He was also a top-ten Finalist in the Baen Fantasy Adventure Awards for 2024, received 3rd place in the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Awards for 2025, and continues publishing novels of both science-fiction and fantasy.</span></p>