Melvin Litton

Melvin Litton’s stories have appeared in Mobius, Foliate Oak, Floyd County Moonshine, Pif, Chiron Review, and First Intensity, with poetry forthcoming in Broadkill Review and Spartan Press. He has two published novels: Geminga, a man/raven fable concerning the Shining Path in Peru (III Publishing, 1993); and I, Joaquin, a fictional memoir of the Gold Rush bandit, Joaquin Murrieta, as told by his head encased in alcohol (Creative Arts Book Co., 2003) – both available in new editions from Crossroad Press. He is a retired carpenter and lives in Lawrence, KS with his wife Debra. He also writes and performs songs solo and with the Border Band: www.borderband.com