Sheree Renée Thomas writes in Tennessee between a river and a pyramid. She is the author of Shotgun Lullabies (Aqueduct) and editor of Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora and Dark Matter: Reading the Bones (2001 & 2005 World Fantasy Awards). A Clarion West ’99 grad, Sheree’s writing received Honorable Mention in Year's Best Fantasy & Horror (vol. 16-17), and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize and two Rhysling Awards. Read her in Callaloo, Mythic Delirium, Obsidian, Transition, and in Moment of Change, 80! Ursula Le Guin, Mojo: Conjure Stories, and So Long Been Dreaming.