A Kick in the Nuts

John Edward Lawson has published novels, collections, and hundreds of works in anthologies, magazines, newspapers, and literary journals worldwide. He is a winner of the Fiction International Emerging Writers Competition, and has been a finalist for both the Stoker Award and the Wonderland Award. Other nominations include two for the the Dwarf Stars Award, the Elgin Award, the Pushcart Prize, and two for the Rhysling Award. As a freelance editor he has worked for Raw Dog Screaming Press, Double Dragon Publishing, and National Lampoon among others, has edited anthologies, and served as editor-in-chief for The Dream People literary journal. He lives near Washington, DC with his wife and son.