Bruce Parker holds an MA in secondary education from the University of New Mexico. He has taught English as a second language, worked as a technical editor and as a translator. His work has appeared in Triggerfish Critical Review, Wild Roof Journal, October Hill Magazine, Cerasus Magazine, (UK) and is forthcoming in Prairie Schooner. He lives in Portland, Oregon, and is an associate editor at Boulevard. He is the author of two chapbooks, Ramadan in Summer (Finishing Line Press, 2022) and Tears for Things (Plan B Press, 2024).