VI: Short Bio

Shelly Blake-Plock is a writer of literary horror and short fiction focused on ensemble casts, speculative realism, and the fault lines of human relationships under strain. His work treats the surreal as ordinary, allowing character to emerge through pressure and proximity. His earlier poetry appeared in The Dudley Review, Windless Orchard, and The Wisconsin Review, and he served as an editor of the multilingual poetry review Annetna Nepo. He has published experimental libretti for improvised music (Umlaut Records / Fall Records) and also writes on learning systems and open source data architecture. He lives in Maryland.