James Lewelling is 53 years old. He has been writing fiction for the last 30 years. He has written five novels and published four: This Guy (Spuyten Duyvil, 2006), Tortoise (Calamari Press, 2009), Little Rooms (Deep Sett, 2015), and Innocence (self-published, 2016). His short fiction has appeared in numerous venues, including The Evergreen Review, Café Irreal, and the Cream City Review. He has lived, written, and worked in Abu Dhabi for nearly 20 years.