Richard Stevenson retired from a thirty-year gig teaching English and Creative Writing for Lethbridge College in 2015. During that time, he published thirty books, most recently a long poem sequence on the Clifford Olson serial murders case, Rock, Scissors, Paper (2016) and a collection of haikai poetry, A Gaggle of Geese (2017). Forthcoming titles include a trilogy of sci fi, fantasy, and horror poems for middle grade children and adults on cryptid, ET, and Fortean lore, Cryptid Shindig: A Big Book of Creeps and Critters , three standalone sequels, An Abominable Swamp Slob Named Bob , Hairy Hullabaloo , and Eye to Eye with My Octopi, and a haikai and lyric collection of poems for younger children, Action Dachshund! He currently lives in Nanaimo, BC.