Francis Fernandes grew up in the US and Canada. He studied in Montréal and has a degree in mathematics. Currently, he lives in Frankfurt, Germany, where he writes and teaches. The saving grace of the last twelve months, for him, has been music, poetry, and (he never thought he would say this) his daughter’s beautiful creative clutter, all of which have inspired him to write his own pieces. Some of these pieces have appeared or will soon be appearing in The Zodiac Review, Amethyst Review, Indolent Books, Third Wednesday, Underwood, Saint Katherine Review, Modern Poetry Quarterly Review, Literary Yard, Defenestration Magazine, and other journals.