A person covered with a white sheet, wearing sunglasses and a black hat, sitting on a sofa with a cat perched nearby. Books and papers are on the table in the foreground.

Lev St. Valentine is a transmasc writer originally from Russia and now living in the Pacific Northwest. He is author of the upcoming book Pyre House. In his free time he works as a mental health and LGBTQ+ advocate. He enjoys horror, bugs, and haunting local thrift stores. He has been featured in several literary magazines, including Papers Publishing, Lit Fox Books, and Arboreal Magazine. You can find him on Instagram @ auutomatic and on Tumblr @ dogrotpdf.