Tom Navratil describes himself on LinkedIn as a “fiction and humor writer; former diplomat,” which is my favorite LinkedIn tagline. It’s also entirely accurate. Navratil–whose debut novel Dog’s Breakfast (Willow River Press) was published in January–grew up in Illinois and Wisconsin, the oldest of five children. After earning his B.A. in economics and philosophy at Haverford College, he joined the U.S. Department of State as a foreign service officer.

Look out for interviews coming soon with novelist Tom Navratil (Dog’s Breakfast), poet Holly Karapetokova (Dear Empire), and poet and arts coordinator Dan Brady. We will be publishing a new piece every Tuesday, and an interview will be the next one up.