Benjamin C. Kinney served as Assistant Editor of Escape Pod from 2017-2023. He’s speculative fiction author, neuroscientist, and Hugo and Ignyte Award finalist. His stories have appeared in Analog Science Fiction & Fact, Sunday Morning Transport, Lightspeed, and more. He lives in St. Louis with three cats, one son, and a spacefaring wife.  You can find him online at benjaminckinney.com, follow him on twitter, bluesky, or instagram as @BenCKinney, or on Mastodon as @BenCKinney@wandering.shop. He is represented by Marisa Cleveland of the Seymour Agency.