Adam Schuitema is the author of the short-story collection The Things We Do That Make No Sense (Switchgrass Books, 2017), as well as the novel Haymaker and the collection Freshwater Boys. His works have twice been named Michigan Notable Books by the Library of Michigan.Adam's stories have appeared in numerous magazines, including Glimmer Train, North American Review, Indiana Review, TriQuarterly, and the Southern Review. He earned his MFA and Ph.D. from Western Michigan University. Adam is an associate professor of English at Kendall College of Art and Design and lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his wife and daughter.