Twain Braden lives on Peaks Island off the coast of Maine. He is the former managing editor of Ocean Navigator magazine and the author of three books on maritime subjects. He is Rock Salt’s nonfiction editor.

J.B. Marlow lives and writes in New England. He is the founding editor of Rock Salt Journal, a literary magazine for North Eastern stories. He shares an apartment with his partner, Hannah, and their two cats, Charlie and Chester. Recently, his short story, “The Old Casino” won the 64th Jerry Jazz Musician short fiction contest.