Lillian Taylor and Richard Leise

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Lillian Taylor and Richard Leise

Richard writes and teaches outside Ithaca, NY. A Perry Morgan Fellow from Old Dominion University's MFA program, and recipient of the David Scott Sutelan Memorial Scholarship, his debut novel, Being Dead, was published fall, 2023, and is available where books are sold. His short story, Of Ducks, was selected for 2025’s Best Microfiction Anthology. His second novel, the award-winning Dry The Rain, was released by Picket Fire Press in October, 2025, to critical acclaim. DYING MAN IN LIVING ROOM is forthcoming from ELJ Editions (2027). A three-year Teacher of the Year recipient, he is @coy_harlingen on Twitter. Lillian Taylor grew up in Croatia. Now living among the vineyards of New York’s Finger Lakes, she spends time tending vines, trying new recipes in the kitchen, and writing stories. She adopted two children when she came to America as a tax write-off, and they turned out halfway decent.