Andrew Maynard is a writer and teacher based in Richmond, Virginia. His essays and stories have appeared in HAD, Rejection Letters, Bending Genres, DIAGRAM, True Story, Mud Season Review, Essay Daily, Switchback, Bayou Magazine, and other venues. His essay “Take Your Son to Work Day” has been optioned for film. He currently teaches high school English and has taught creative writing at the University of San Francisco and San Quentin State Prison.