Nikki Guerlain (1976-present) was born in Coos Bay, Oregon, and spent her childhood in a small coastal town in the middle of the sand dunes. She moved to the Portland area at age twelve and continues to live there. She earned her B.S. in Fine Art from the University of Oregon in 2000 and her Juris Doctor from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2005. Her work appears both online and in print and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Her debut novel MACHINE GUN VACATION will be released by Thunderdome Press late 2014. This will be the first of a series of Two Dudes novels. Her fiction is heavily influenced by movies, video games, and other media and tends to play fast, funny and weird.