After time well spent in alphabet cities—NYC, ATL, and DC—Tenea D. Johnson lives on the Gulf of Mexico, where she writes speculative fiction and creates compositions of prose to music. She is the author of the novel-in-stories, R/evolution, in which "The Taken" appears, and Smoketown, as well as the poetry collection, Starting Friction. Her short fiction and poetry have appeared in various magazines and anthologies. She's currently at work on a fiction album and the second book of the R/evolution duology. She has also had the great pleasure of performing her compositions at the Knitting Factory and the Public Theater, among others. Her virtual home is teneadjohnson.com. Stop by anytime.