Brandon Shane is a Japanese-American alum of California State University, Long Beach, where he majored in Literature. He's pursuing an MFA while working as a writing instructor and substitute teacher. When not at Del Mar, you can catch him at one of many ramen shops in San Diego. You can see his work in Acropolis Journal, Grim & Gilded, All Existing Magazine, Bitterleaf Books, Remington Review, Salmon Creek Journal, BarBar Literary Magazine, Discretionary Love, among others. Find him on Twitter @Ruishanewrites.