Christine Butterworth-McDermott is an associate professor at Stephen F. Austin State University. Her work has appeared in journals such as Alaska Quarterly Review, Beloit Fiction Journal, The Potomac, RATTLE, Sliver of Stone, and Weave. Her chapbook, Tales on Tales: Sestinas, was published by Finishing Line (2010) and her first full length collection, Woods & Water, Wolves & Women (2012) is available through the Texas A & M Publishing Consortium.