Tommy Vollman is a writer, musician, and painter. For many years, he was a baseball player. He has written a number of things, published a bit, recorded a few records, and toured a lot. Tommy’s work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the “Best of the Net” anthology. His stories and nonfiction have appeared in issues of The Southwest Review, Two Cities Review, Hobart, The Southeast Review, Palaver, and Pithead Chapel, among others. He has some black-ink tattoos on both of his arms. Tommy really likes A. Moonlight Graham, Kurt Vonnegut, Two Cow Garage, Tillie Olsen, Willy Vlautin, and Albert Camus. He's currently working on a collection of short stories. Tommy releases music under the name Tyne Darling. In February 2023, he’ll release a new single entitled, Brooklyn. He currently teaches English at Milwaukee Area Technical College and prefers to write with pens poached from hotel room cleaning carts.