Jay Butkowski is a writer of fiction and an eater of tacos who lives in New Jersey. His short fiction has appeared in various online and print publications, including Shotgun Honey, Yellow Mama, Bristol Noir, All Due Respect and Vautrin. He has co-hosted a series of Noir at the Bar readings in Asbury Park, NJ, and is a founding member and Managing Editor of Rock and a Hard Place Magazine, a “Chronicle of Bad Decisions and Desperate People.”