Jan Stinchcomb was born in San Francisco. She has a doctorate in Comparative Literature and has taught at the University of Oregon, Austin Community College and the University of Texas Extension Program. Currently living in Santa Monica, she is a story editor for Paper Darts. She has been selected for The Best Small Fictions 2018 and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. THE BLOOD TRAIL, a chapbook of dark fairy tales, is forthcoming in 2018 from Red Bird Chapbooks. Her novella, FIND THE GIRL, is available through Main Street Rag Publishing.