Lael Tucker lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with his trans-male son and a lucky black cat. He spends way too much time submitting short stories to contests:

Honorable mention for the first quarter 2020 Writers of the Future contest Honorable mention for the fourth quarter 2019 Writers of the Future contest Shortlisted for the 2019 Spectra Sci-Fi Short Story contest Finalist for the 2018 Anne Hillerman non-fiction award