Mark Barkawitz has earned local and national awards for his fiction, poetry, essay, and screenwriting. His work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, literary journals & anthologies, ’zines, and on dozens of websites. He has IMDb feature film credits as screenwriter, actor, & associate producer (Mark Bark) for “Turn of the Blade” (NorthStar Ent.) & supporting actor in “The Killing Time” (New World Pictures). He’s taught creative writing classes, started and coached a championship track team of student-athletes, and run the L.A. Marathon. He lives with his wife, two dogs, and has two, grown children in Pasadena, CA. His books, 29 AGAIN & Other Cancer-Fighting Stories, Feeling Lucky: A Pandemic Novel, Full Moon Saturday Night, and Giant Killers are also now available. Visit Mark's website at www.MarkBarkawitz.com.