Daniel José Older is a Brooklyn-based writer, composer, and paramedic. Salsa Nocturna, Daniel’s debut ghost noir collection, was hailed as “striking and original” by Publishers Weekly. He has facilitated workshops on storytelling, music, and anti-oppression organizing at public schools, religious houses, universities, and prisons. His short stories have appeared in TOR, PANK, Strange Horizons, and Crossed Genres, among other publications. He co-edited the anthology, Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History. You can find his thoughts on writing, read his ridiculous ambulance adventures, and hear his music at ghoststar.net and @djolder