James D. Autio is an artist and poet living in Minneapolis with his wife, son and 2 cats. His writing has appeared in Venereal Kittens, Thieves Jargon, Ugly Cousin, Yellow Medicine Review, and several other online and print journals. James is proud to have been the recipient of a Vermont Studio Center fellowship, as well as numerous awards for his poems, plays, and essays. James has also sold one painting (though it was 1983 and it went for $50). His website can be found here.