John Michael Curlovich is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. His gay-themed fiction includes the dark fantasy Blood of Kings series: The Blood of Kings and Blood Prophet, both to be reissued by Riverdale Avenue Books along with a new title, Blood Music; his short story “Reflections on Death,” a part of that mythos, is included in Riverdale’s The Morris-Jumel Mansion Anthology of Fantasy and Paranormal Fiction. He is also the author of the acclaimed gay-themed Arthurian fantasy Mordred and the King and Loves of the Argonauts, a gay retelling of Greek mythology. Additionally he has published fiction in a number of other genres including horror (as “Michael Paine”), mystery (as “J.M.C. Blair”), and erotica (“Jon Jockel”).