Stuart Spears lives in Houston, where he owns, with his wife and two friends, Poison Girl Cocktail Lounge and Little Dipper. His work has appeared in Houston and Nomadic Voices, Fort Necessity, Vox, and Film Quarterly. Stu is the co-founder of the Poison Pen Reading Series, which takes place on the patio at Poison Girl and draws over 100 people a month. Past readers include Antonya Nelson (Bound), Dean Young (Embryoyo), and Mat Johnson (Pym). Stu loves bourbon.