Tory Bilski started the blog icelandica.net in late November 2012 after more than a decade of travelling to Iceland. Her short stories have been published in The Kenyon Review, Black Warrior Review, 13th Moon and other literary magazines. She has also received a Pushcart Prize nomination and an Honorable Mention from 92nd Street Y for her short stories. She works at Yale University and lives near New Haven, Connecticut, with her family.