A licensed psychologist in private practice in New York City, Steven Mendel started writing after the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. Married for forty years, he is a father of two and grandfather of one with another on the way. He has published a self-help book, Love is Not Enough: Making Your Marriage Work. This is his third story to be published in Imitation Fruit.
John Barrows is the art advisor for Imitation Fruit. He enjoys doing illustrations for the journal because it lets him have fun and be creative. You can see more of his work at: www.barrowsart.com.