Arlo Z Graves 

Zven lives in a salvaged shack in the middle of the woods and enjoys hiking at night, weird rocks, and ocarinas. They’re not so good at small talk but exceptional at Dance Dance Revolution. Their story about the CZU Lightning Complex fire, Gerald: a memoir, won Grand Prize in Stories That Need to be Told and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

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look for their debut book,
a weird west dark fantasy/horror novel
from Graveside Press in 2025!