A. Merc Rustad is a queer non-binary writer who lives in Minnesota and is a Nebula Awards finalist. Their stories have appeared in Lightspeed, Fireside, Apex, Uncanny, Shimmer, Nightmare, and several Year’s Best anthologies. You can find Merc on Twitter @Merc_Rustad or their website, amercrustad.com. Their debut short story collection, So You Want to Be a Robot, was published by Lethe Press (May 2017). Fun fact: Merc finds sloths both adorable and terrifying simultaneously, while bees are always awesome.