James Mathews is an Iraq War veteran and Chief Master Sergeant in the DC Air National Guard. His short stories have appeared in numerous literary journals, including The Florida Review, The Wisconsin Review, The South Carolina Review, The Pacific Review, Carolina Quarterly, The Madison Review, The Northwest Review, and others. He is also the author of a short story collection entitled, Last Known Position, which was published by the University of North Texas Press. The collection was the recipient of the 2008 Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction.