Alfred Fournier is a writer and community volunteer in Phoenix, Arizona. Originally from the Midwest, he holds degrees from George Washington University (BS, biology), University of Maryland (MS, entomology), and Purdue University (PhD, entomology). He lives with his wife, young daughter, and three usually harmonious cats. His poems and creative nonfiction have appeared in the American Journal of Poetry, the Indianapolis Review, Delmarva Review, Plainsongs, New Flash Fiction Review, the Perch Magazine, and elsewhere.