James Joseph Brown is a writer, editor, and educator based in Dubai. He earned his MFA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His poetry, essays, and fiction have appeared in Kaleidotrope, Tiger Leaping Review, The Raven Review, Resurrection Magazine, Red Rock Review, Desert Companion, The Stockholm Review of Literature, and many other publications. Originally from the North Quabbin region of Massachusetts, he has lived and worked in Russia, Spain, Thailand, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. He has been a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community since before it was cool.