Richard M. Lange’s short fiction has appeared in North American Review, Cimarron Review, Mississippi Review, Ping Pong, Portland Review, Chicago Quarterly Review, The William and Mary Review, Eclipse, Green Mountains Review, Georgetown Review and elsewhere. Two of his stories have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. His essay, “Of Human Carnage,” originally published in Catamaran Literary Reader, was selected for Best American Essays 2016. A former copywriter for a major insurance company, he is working on a novel about the financial crisis. He lives in Santa Cruz, California.