Spencer Nitkey is a writer, researcher, and educator living in Philadelphia. His writing has appeared, or is forthcoming, in Apex Magazine, Diabolical Plots, Lightspeed, Flash Fiction Online, and others. He was a finalist for the 2023 Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction finalist, and has been nominated for Best Small Fictions, the Pushcarts, and Rhysling awards. You can find more of his writing on his website, spencernitkey.com.