John Yunker writes short stories, novels and plays. He is the author of the novel The Tourist Trail and Where Oceans Hide Their Dead. He is editor of the Among Animals short fiction series and a nonfiction anthology, Writing for Animals. His short stories have been published in Phoebe, Qu, Flyway, Antennae, and other journals. His plays have been produced by theaters in Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, Oregon, and Washington DC.