Years ago, Kristin A. Oakley wrote "The Bomb," a flash fiction piece about a character named Paul. At the time, she was also working on the third book in the award-winning Leo Townsend series, but Paul couldn't be ignored, so Leo had to wait. In addition to creating Paul's and Leo's stories, Kristin reviews books and writes about being a novelist in her bi-monthly newsletter, available at kristinoakley.net. She lives in the Milwaukee area and likes to hang out in coffee shops, writing characters into impossible situations.