G. Murray Thomas, a part of the SoCal poetry scene for thirty years, recently moved to upstate New York to care for his aging parents. In addition to poetry, Thomas has written literary and music criticism for numerous publications, including Poetix, Poetic Diversity, Ground Control Magazine, and the OC Weekly. He has published two books of poetry, My Kidney Just Arrived (Teobt Bach, 2011) and Cows on the Freeway (iUniverse, 1999).