:Rick Christiansen is a former corporate executive, stand-up comedian, actor and director. His work is published or forthcoming in Oddball Magazine, Muddy River Poetry Review, Stone Poetry Journal, The Raven’s Perch, The Rye Whiskey Review, As It Ought to Be Magazine, WINK Magazine, MacQueen’s Quinterly and other journals, anthologies and magazines  He is the co-host of SpoFest Poetry and Prose.  And, along with Damian Ward Hey, he is editing the forthcoming "Dead Pets Poetry Anthology." He lives in Missouri near his eight grandchildren.