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. Family and Other Ailments 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.
