Thomas Welte believes himself master of his own destiny, and certainly creator of his own extensive body of (as yet unfinished) masterworks. He only requires the time and inspiration to leave his mark in the world. When Thomas discover a mysterious green volume, a book with uncanny, self-transforming pages, he faces the chilling prospect that the work he values even above his own life may not, in fact, be HIS at all. And if not -- can Thomas ever learn who created it? Or if it -- and he -- truly even exist? Michael Canfield writes about monsters, superheroes, couples, bank robbers, babies, astronauts, paranoids, background artists, hobbyists, and other people. He has published mystery, fantasy, science fiction, horror and just-plain-odd stories on StrangeHorizons, futurismic, EscapePod, M–Brane SF, in dead-tree magazines including Realms of Fantasy, Talebones, Black Gate, Flytrap and other places. His novelette “Super-Villains” was republished in the prestigious Fantasy: The Year’s Best series, edited by Rich Horton (Prime Books). Born in Las Vegas, he now lives, works, plays, writes, and watches television in Seattle.