Ryan Van Ells (he/him) is a queer author of dark fiction and lawyer from Milwaukee, WI. His short fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in over a dozen venues, including October Screams: A Halloween Anthology, Big Smoke Pulp Vol. 2, and Anomaly. When not reading or writing, he can be found hunting for the best dark roast in the Midwest. You can visit him at ryanvanellsauthor.wordpress.com.