Michael Dwayne Smith is the author of five books, with two full-length collections forthcoming: "Shaking Music from the Angry Air" (Sheila-Na-Gig) and "Roadside Epiphanies Resurrection" (Whiskey City Press). His work has appeared internationally in 300+ literary journals, magazines, and newspapers. He's a recipient of the Hinderaker Poetry Prize, the Polonsky Prize for fiction, and several Pushcart Prize/Best of the Net nominations. He lives with his family near a Mojave Desert ghost town.