Shepard DiStasio (they/he) is a transmasc, disabled writer at the University of Chicago getting a master's in creative writing and classics. While poetry and literary translation have their heart, novels make up their dreams, specifically of the queer, corruption arc flavor. Outside of writing, playing (and watching) tt-rpgs, and compiling playlists for their favorite characters, Shepard is an avid enemies-to-lovers fan, poetry nerd, and quite the recliner according to their two cats, Pumpkin and Obi-Wan.