Suzanne Vincent is the editor-in-chief of Flash Fiction Online. That’s what people think anyway. Actually, she’s really a pretty ordinary middle-aged woman packing a few extra pounds and a few more gray hairs than she’s comfortable with. As a writer, she leans toward the fantasy spectrum, though much of what she writes is difficult to classify. Slipstream? Isn’t that where we stick stories when we just can’t figure out where else they go? Suzanne’s first professional publication was right here at FFO, published before she joined the staff: “I Speak the Master’s Will,” — a story she’s still very proud of. While she doesn’t actually have time to blog anymore, she once did. You can still read her ancient posts on writing at The Slushpile Avalanche. Suzanne keeps a house full of kids (3), a husband (1), and pets (too many to number) in Utah, USA. Yes, she’s a Mormon. No, there isn’t another wife. Mormons haven’t actually practiced polygamy since the 1890s. Too bad. She’d love to have another woman around to wash dishes and do laundry.

Lia Mitchell is a PhD candidate in French literature who writes fiction on the sly. She lives in Minneapolis.

Mercedes M. Yardley> wears red lipstick and poisonous flowers in her hair. She is the author of the short story collection Beautiful Sorrows and the novella Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love. You can visit her blog at www.abrokenlaptop.com.

Marie DesJardin writes fantasy, alternative history, humor, and speculative fiction; every now and again she publishes a story between day jobs. Credits include Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Flash Me, Michael Moorcock’s New Worlds Magazine, Reader’s Digest, and Story Quest Magazine (2012 contest winner). She has published one science fiction novel, For the Time Being, and has another looking for a home. In her day job, Marie develops custom documentation and eLearning for a video surveillance company, which means she never has to ask what anyone else is doing, because she already knows. Marie adores all animals, even pointy or squishy ones, and enjoys hiking in the mountains when they are not on fire. Marie lives in Westminster, Colorado. Her website is www.mariedesjardin.com.