James Barrett Rodehaver, known as "Bear" to those who know him, is a happily married thirty-six-year old poet, author, and editor living with his husband in Dallas. He is the author of a book of poetry called Strangely Wonderful and the cocreator and editor of Not Dead Yet: An Anthology of Survivor Poetry. Most recently, he authored a two-volume chapbook collection of poetry titled Time Travel for Daydreamers. He is the host of the Vellum Ouroboros open mic at Deep Vellum Books. His favorite color is purple, he lives for the aesthetic, and he wishes he could eat Cajun-style boiled crawfish year-round.