Chapter 4
288 Words
written by
Jonathan Ficke
illustrated by
Sidney Lugo
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jonathan Ficke lives outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his beautiful wife. He graduated from Marquette University with a degree in public relations, which (in a manner of speaking) is another form of speculative storytelling.
His older brother introduced him to Tolkien at a young age and, despite his bookshelf’s persistent pleas for mercy, he’s voraciously consumed the genre ever since. For as long as he can remember, he dreamed of being an author, and the thought of holding a book containing his words in his hands is a dream come true.
When he’s not reading or writing, he is turning lumber into sawdust and, when all goes according to plan, furniture.
You can find him at twitter.com/jonficke, where he mostly muses about woodworking, basketball, and writing.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Sidney Lugo was born in 1994 in Guarico, Venezuela. “Sid” to her friends, she grew up most of her life in Caracas, Venezuela and moved to Boston at age nineteen to study Interactive Design.
Her childhood memories serve as inspiration for many of her drawings. She developed an interest in fantasy and sci-fi from a young age.
Sid spent a lot of time looking at French comic books and stories, especially those from the comic anthology Metal Hurlant. These kind of surreal sci-fi and fantasy stories stimulated her imagination and inspired her path as an artist.
Outside of her studies, she continued to learn and pursue her interest for art. She continues to learn and improve her skills in order to work as a storyboard artist and work on her own comic book.
Sid is currently a graphic designer working as a freelancer for private clients.
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