Ben Slotky's work has appeared in The Santa Monica Review, Numero Cinq, Golden Handcuffs Review, McSweeney's, Hobart, Juked, and many other publications. He recently completed his second novel, An Evening of Romantic Lovemaking, a fictional autobiography told in the form of a stand-up comedy routine. He is currently writing a new novel, A Wave, A Wash. He lives in Bloomington, IL, with his wife and six sons.