Hunt, Elden (b. 1987) grew up in coastal Oregon and studied environmental history at the University of Montana. Before turning to fiction, he worked as a trail crew boss and seasonal fire lookout in the Bitterroot Range, experiences that shaped his fascination with wilderness, weather, and the people who keep watch at the edges of things. His short fiction has appeared in regional magazines and small-press anthologies, and he has led community workshops on worldbuilding and mythmaking. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he hikes the high desert, collects antique lanterns, and shares a home with a retired search-and-rescue dog named Fable.
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