LES PLESKO (1954-2013) is the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel The Last Bongo Sunset, which was translated into Dutch and German. His other novels include Who I Was and Slow Lie Detector, and his stories have appeared in Zyzzyva, Pear Noir!, Columbia Review, and The Newer York. He was the recipient of the UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor Award in Creative Writing where he taught for close to 20 years.