Tim Chapman is a former forensic scientist for the Chicago Police Department and writing instructor at Malcolm X College. He holds a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Northwestern University. His short fiction (award-winning and otherwise) has been collected under the title “Kiddieland and other misfortunes.” He is the author of the Sean McKinney novels “A Trace of Gold” and “The Blue Silence.” His middle-grade novels “The Outcasts” and “The Song of the Bees” will be released Spring of 2026. When he’s not writing he’s editing the journal Litbop: Art and Literature in the Groove, teaching martial arts or painting pretty pictures. Visit him at www.thrillingtales.com and on social media @realTimChapman.