Clark Knowles lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with his wife Gail, daughter Grace, dopey beagle Fielding, lazy cat Evil, and aloof cat Oliver. He teaches writing at the University of New Hampshire, where he received his M.A. in writing. He received his MFA in Writing from Bennington College. The Arts Council of the State of New Hampshire awarded him a Individual Fellowship for the year 2009. His fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in: Harpur Palate, Conjunctions, Limestone, Nimrod, Eclipse, Glimmer Train Stories, Pank, Zahir Tales, Inkwell Review, Red Rock Review, The Black Warrior Review, Scribner’s Best of Fiction Workshops, and Flying Horse Review. He has been nominated for a Pushcart. He really wants a mint Grand National.