Kirsten Weiss
Kirsten Weiss worked overseas for nearly fourteen years, in the fringes of the former USSR and in Southeast Asia. Her experiences abroad sparked an interest in the effects of mysticism and mythology, and how both are woven into our daily lives. Now based in San Mateo, CA, she writes steampunk suspense and paranormal mysteries, blending her experiences and imagination to create a vivid world of magic and mayhem. Kirsten has never met a dessert she didn’t like, and her guilty pleasures are watching Ghost Whisperer and drinking good wine. Get updates on her latest work at: www.kirstenweiss.com.
Dover Whitecliff
Dover Whitecliff was born in the shadow of Fujiyama, raised in the shadow of Olomana, and lives where she can see the shadow of Mt. Shasta if she squints and it’s a really clear day. She is a wild and woolly wordsmith, an analyst, and a jack-of-all-trades, but mostly a writer who has been telling stories since forever, and who won her first ten-speed as a fifth grader with a first place entry into The Honolulu Advertiser’s “Why Hawaii Isn’t Big Enough for Litter” contest. Her stories in this anthology are prequels to her first solo novel The Superspy with the Clockwork Eye. She lives in Sacramento, California with her very patient husband and several hundred bears.