David L. Updike is a writer and editor based in Philadelphia. His work has appeared in Hobart Magazine; Philadelphia Stories; 365 Tomorrows; Grimoire; Daily Science Fiction; The Satirist; the Toronto Globe and Mail; the Philadelphia City Paper; Exquisite Corpse; Shocking Verbs, Lawless Nouns: Fiction, Poetry, and Prose; and Side Show: An Anthology of Contemporary Fiction. He has also contributed features and reviews on contemporary American studio craft to Ornament Magazine. He runs the publications program at an art museum in Philadelphia.