Sci-fi writer Stephen Blackmore is the author of the Eric Carter noir urban fantasy series, which includes Dead Things, Broken Souls, Hungry Ghosts, and the forthcoming Fire Season.  He has also written for the Gods & Monsters series, the role-playing game Spirit of the Century, the video-game Wasteland 2, and the television series Heroes: Reborn.  His short stories can be found online and in the anthologies Deadly Treats, Uncage Me, Urban Allies, and The Death of All Things. He co-hosts the bi-monthly Los Angeles crime fiction ready series Noir at the Bar L.A.  This reading is sponsored by the Visiting Writers Series in the Dept. of English.  Verification of attendance will be provided.