Al Riske

AL RISKE is the author of Precarious, Sabrina's Window, and The Possibility of Snow. He has worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine editor, and ghostwriter. His short stories have appeared in the Beloit Fiction Journal, Hobart, Switchback, Word Riot, Blue Mesa Review, and 34th Parallel. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, he now lives in California with his wife, Joanne, and their dog, Bodie. CHILDHOOD AMBITION: Be the best writer who ever lived. (I was 10 and had never heard of Shakespeare.) LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: Was in fourth grade when my first story was published (on a mimeograph machine). HONORS: Winner of the Blue Mesa Review Fiction Contest in 2008 for the short story "Pray for Rain." Nominated for the 2010 Story Prize, an annual award for short story collections, for Precarious.