BRENT VAN STAALDUINEN is the award-winning author of the novels Nothing But Life, Boy, and Saints, Unexpected, as well as the story collection Cut Road. Accolades include the Kerry Schooley Book Award, the Bristol Short Story Prize, and numerous other awards. A recovering librarian, reformed high school English teacher, and long-ago army medic, Brent now finds himself mentoring writers, cheering for Forge FC, and wandering Hamilton’s streets looking for stories.