Tetman Callis was born in the Northeast and raised in the Southwest, his father a soldier and his mother a homemaker. He holds a degree in philosophy from the University of Texas at El Paso. His work has been published in various magazines, most recently including Book of Matches, Tahoma Literary Review, Elm Leaves Journal, and Anti-Heroin Chic. He is the author of two published books, the memoir High Street: Lawyers, Guns & Money in a Stoner's New Mexico (2012, Outpost 19), and the children's novel Franny & Toby (2015, Silky Oak Press). He can be found online at https://www.tetmancallis.com/ [2] and https://www.facebook.com/tetman.callis [3], and lives in Chicago with his wife and her cat.