Paul Lisicky is the author of LAWNBOY, FAMOUS BUILDER, and THE BURNING HOUSE. His work has appeared in TIN HOUSE, FENCE, PLOUGHSHARES, THE IOWA REVIEW, STORY QUARTERLY, GULF COAST, and in many other magazines and anthologies. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, his awards include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the James Michener/Copernicus Society, and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, where he was twice a fellow. He has taught in the writing programs at Cornell University, New York University, Rutgers-Newark, Sarah Lawrence College, the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, and elsewhere. He is currently the New Voices Professor in the MFA Program at Rutgers-Camden. Two books are forthcoming: UNBUILT PROJECTS (Four Way Books, 2012) and THE NARROW DOOR (Graywolf Press, 2014). He divides his time between New York City and Philadelphia. See his blog, MYSTERY BEAST, at http://paullisicky.blogspot.com.