Michael Collins is a writer, traveler, marine biologist, and teacher from New Jersey. He went to Ecker College in St. Petersburg Florida where he studied marine biology and creative writing. Afterwards he has has traveled to 34 countries, has enjoyed working with great white sharks, tree frogs, and coral reefs, and loves meeting and being a part of new cultures. His poems have been published in Infernal Ink and Bewildering Stories. The poem “Madhouse Soundtrack” was voted by the publishers of Bewildering Stories into their quarterly review issue for the October to January issue run of the magazine from 2018-2019. He is currently editing his science-fiction novel and teaching in Hungary.