John Edward Lawson is an author, editor, and publisher living just outside Washington, DC. His poetry collections include The Horrible and The Scars Are
Complimentary. Fiction includes the novel Last Burn in Hell, the collection Pocket Full of Loose Razorblades, and seven chapbooks. While serving as
editor-in-chief of Raw Dog Screaming Press and The Dream People webzine, John has also been editor of the anthologies Tempting Disaster, Sick, and Of Flesh and
Hunger. Spy on him at www.johnlawson.org.