David Massengill is a Bay Area native who has lived in Seattle for about a decade.  His short stories have appeared in The Raven Chronicles, StringTown, 3 A.M. Magazine, Eclectica Magazine, Rivet Magazine, and N.O.L.A. Spleen, among other literary journals.  In 2005, he received a GAP (Grant for Artists Projects) award from Seattle's Artist Trust organization for his fiction.  In 2002, Seattle's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs awarded him a Literary Arts Grant.  Seattleites have heard David read his short stories at various venues around the city, as he has been a featured reader in numerous reading series.  He has also contributed nonfiction to American Book Review and Seattle Weekly, where he served as Books Editor.