Merle Drown is the author of stories, essays, plays, reviews, and three novels, Lighting the World (Whitepoint Press, 2015), Plowing up a Snake (The Dial Press) and The Suburbs of Heaven (Solo Press, 2000), trade paperback (Berkley Press, 2001). “Anniversary Cards” is from his collection-in-progress, Shrunken Heads. Find him online at merledrown.com.
