About the author

Darusha Wehm

<p>Darusha writes science fiction and speculative poetry as M. Darusha Wehm and mainstream poetry and fiction as Darusha Wehm. Science fiction books include: <em>Beautiful Red</em>, <em>Children of Arkadia</em> and the <em>Andersson Dexter</em> cyberpunk detective series. Mainstream books include the <em>Devi Jones&#39; Locker</em> Young Adult series and <em>The Home for Wayward Parrots</em> (forthcoming from NeWest Press).<br /> <br /> Darusha&#39;s short fiction and poetry have appeared in many venues, including <em>Arsenika</em>, <em>Nature</em>, <em>Escape Pod</em>, and several anthologies.<br /> <br /> Darusha is originally from Canada but currently lives in Wellington, New Zealand after spending the past several years sailing the Pacific.</p>