Thomas Renjilian is a queer writer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania. He received his BA from Vassar College and MFA from Oregon State University. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in DIAGRAM, Hobart, Thrush, Dialogist, SmokeLong Quarterly, and elsewhere. He lives in Los Angeles and is pursuing a PhD in Creative Writing & Literature at the University of Southern California, where he is a Dornsife Fellow.