Rod Zink is an Assistant Professor of English and Humanities at Penn State Harrisburg. Alongside Creative Writing, he teaches and conducts scholarship in Composition Studies, Technical Writing, New Literacies, and Genre Theories. When not writing, teaching, researching, or collecting typewriters, Rod enjoys exploring the convergence of art, earth, the human animal, and all things mechanical or dreamed through the metal and 3-D sculptures he builds— thoughts that adorn the walls, tables, floors, and ceilings of his apartment.

Rod’s submission was typed on a gorgeous Royal manual typewriter, c. 1930’s. The crackle finish is original!