David M. Rubin has a Ph.D. in molecular biology. His recent stories, poems, and essays appear in After Dinner Conversations, Brilliant Flash Fiction, Café Irreal, The City Key, Corvus, ffraid, Ginosko Literary Journal, Last Stanza (2022 Pushcart Nomination for Traumerie), Maudlin House, Moss Piglet, The Nabokovian, and The Smart Set. He hopes to create connection @Six18sFoundry and @six18sfoundry.bsky.social