Alec Ivan is the author of Photographs of Madness (Back Patio Press, 2019), The Tender Atrocities (Sweat Drenched Press, 2020), and Penumbra (Self, 2021). His short fiction has appeared in numerous publications, including Always Crashing, Occulum, Soft Cartel, and Queen Mob's Teahouse, among others. He lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana.