Robin Masnick spent most of her professional life as an IT technical manager in the Washington, D.C., suburbs. Now retired, she divides her time between West Virginia and the Caribbean. Her short story “Evelyn Smythe” placed secind in the WV Writers, Inc. annual competition, and “Of Winters Curse” appears in Bill of Frights, an anthology of short horror tales published by Pocol Press. She is currently working on her first novel. You can find her online at robinmasnick.wordpress.com.