about the author

Max Stone is a poet from Reno, Nevada. He has an MFA in poetry and a BA in English with a minor in Book Arts and Publication from the University of Nevada, Reno. He was born and raised in Reno but has lived in various other places including New York City, where he played soccer at Queens College. Max is passionate about building the literary community in Reno, he frequently organizes poetry readings and he worked with Nevada Humanities to plan the 2022 Literary Crawl. He is the author of two chapbooks: The Bisexual Lighting Makes Everyone Beautiful (Ghost City Press, forthcoming Summer 2023) and Temporary Preparations (Bottlecap Press, 2023). His writing has appeared in & Change, fifth wheel press, Bender Zine, Night Coffee Lit, Black Moon Magazine, The Meadow, Caustic Frolic, Sandpiper, and elsewhere.