J D SmithJ.D. Smith has published six collections of poetry, one humor collection and one collection of essays, as well as the children's picture book The Best Mariachi in the World. He has received a Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and hs work in several genres has appeared in publications throughout the English-speaking world. In other areas of his life, Smith has held jobs including office temp, newspaper stringer, adjunct instructor, grocery bagger and market research analyst. He was the model for the cover art of the 34th edition of the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, and in 2004 he appeared on Jeopardy! Educated at American University, the University of Chicago, Carleton University and the University of Houston Creative Writing Program, Smith currently works as an editor in Washington, DC, where he lives with his wife Paula Van Lare and their rescue animals. Transit is his first book of fiction. Read More Read Less