Douglas Hoffman lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, son, and forty tarantulas. For his day job, he’s an ear, nose, and throat doctor, but after hours, he’s a wannabe science fiction novelist. He has published short fiction in Neverary, The Crime Scene, and AlienSkin, and he has upcoming stories in Continuum and The Dark Krypt. Visit his daily blog, Balls and Walnuts.