Rusty Barnes grew up in rural northern Appalachia. He received his B.A. from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania and his M.F.A. from Emerson College. His fiction, poetry and non-fiction have appeared in over two hundred journals and anthologies. His latest book is the novel RECKONING. His seventh book, the crime novel RIDGERUNNER, will be published in May 2016. With Rod Siino, he co-founded Night Train (2002-2015), a literary journal which featured in the Boston Globe, The New York Times, and on National Public Radio. Since 2008, he has been sole proprietor of the blogazine Fried Chicken and Coffee, a journal of rural and Appalachian concerns.You can find out more by visiting http://www.rustybarnes.com or http://www.friedchickenandcoffee.com.