Daniel J. Martin lives in Kansas City, Missouri and writes essays, often focused on nature and the environment. His work has appeared in various journals, including North Dakota Quarterly, Kairos, Ascent, and Animal: A Beast of a Journal. He teaches literature and nonfiction writing at Rockhurst University when he is not gardening, cooking, drinking wine, playing soccer, or walking Natty the dog. Writers who have recently knocked his socks off: Catherine Venable Moore, Alysia Abbot.