Matthew Fries is a graduate of the creative writing program at York University. The author of two novels, The Sick Box, (Aug 2021 Czkymate Productions) and The Rabbit Hole (December 1, 2023 self-published), he is the white guy in an interracial marriage, a child of the 80s, and the proud father of a mixed chick. When he isn't working at the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, he enjoys spending time with his cats, collecting obscure psychedelic-rock LPs, and playing pinball. Matthew's work has been published in various magazines across Canada, including, The Windsor Review, Mystery Weekly, and others.