Mihaela Nicolescu was born in Romania, brought up in Sweden, and then spent thirteen years in London, where she completed her MA in Creative Writing at Birkbeck College, University of London. She now lives in Perth, Western Australia. Mihaela’s short stories have been published in Mslexia, The Mechanics’ Institute Review, Aesthetica Magazine and The New Writer, and her plays have been produced by Parrabbola and Total Beast Theatre, and as part of London’s Off Cut Festival. She was guest editor for three issues of the World Arts Platform publication Write from the Heart, celebrating the work of writers who use English as a second language. The stories that appear in this volume were shortlisted in the 2014 City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award.