Len Messineo earned his MFA from Wichita State University and his MA in playwriting and directing from St. Louis University. He has published fiction in Shenandoah, The Sun, Tennessee Review, Rosebud, Midwest Quarterly, and many others. His short stories have twice been nominated for inclusion in the Pushcart Prize Stories, and one of his plays was selected for Geva Theatre’s Regional Playwrights Festival. Len has been teaching at W&B for many years.