is a Georgia-based writer who writes and publishes both fiction and creative nonfiction with a focus on social justice and environmental issues. His stories and essays have been published in Adbusters, Adirondack Life Magazine, As It Ought to Be Magazine, Fairfield Review, Litro Magazine, Michigan Quarterly Review, Missouri Review, New Maps Magazine, North Meridian Review, PopMatters Magazine, Rise Up Review, The Smart Set, and Thrice Fiction, among others. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize last year and is listed as a “notable” writer in the 2020 edition of Best American Essays. Read more of Dan Vollaro’s work at www.danvollaro.com.