William Lychack is the author of the novel, The Wasp Eater, an a forthcoming collection of stories, The Architect of Flowers. Among other places, his stories have appeared in Best American Short Stories, Ploughshares, TriQuarterly, Life Magazine, and on Public Radio's This American Life. He is currently the Writer-in-Residence at Phillips Academy, as well as a member of the MFA Program in Creative Writing Lesley University.