ABOUT THE EDITOR

Dead Mall Press is run by me, R.M. Haines. You can find recent work of mine in Here, Creative Writing Department’s Print Journal, Mercury Firs, Noir Sauna, Capgras, The Tiny, and Works & Days. Recent chapbooks include Rat Heart Nebula, The Other Century, and Travis (each one published in summer 2026).

I also share new essays and poems through my blog, Out of Its Wooden Brain.

FWIW I grew up in a rural, southwestern Ohio town of about 3,000 people. I left Ohio in 2003 and have since lived in California, Texas, and Indiana (moving around mostly for grad school). In the summer of 2024, I returned to Ohio (the Dayton area), where I make ends meet as an adjunct instructor at an online university and community college.