Shawn Pavey is the author of Talking to Shadows (Main Street Rag Press, 2008), Nobody Steals the Towels From a Motel 6 (Spartan Press, 2015), and Survival Tips for the Pending Apocalypse (2019, Spartan Press) — which was 1st runner up for the 2020 Thorpe Menn Literary Excellence Award — and co-author of Even If We Did, So What!? (2021, OAC Books). His book reviews appear regularly in Pedestal, Cultural Daily, and As It Ought To Be. He co-founded The Main Street Rag Literary Journal and served as an Associate Editor. He owns 14 guitars and six amplifiers and still manages to stay married. His infrequently updated blog is at www.shawnpavey.com.