Samuel Ligon is the author of three books of fiction, Safe in Heaven Dead, Drift and Swerve, and Among the Dead and Dreaming. His stories have appeared in New England Review, Prairie Schooner, The Quarterly and many other places. His essays appear regularly in The Inlander. Ligon is the editor of Willow Springs, and artistic director of the Port Townsend Writers¿ Conference. He teaches at Eastern Washington University.