Thomas Rions-Maehren, along with being a poetry reader at Wildscape. Literary Journal, is a bilingual poet, novelist, and educator who explores the dark places of human experience with humor, science, and (at times) tranquility and wisdom. His scientific research has been published in ACS Nano, and examples of his Spanish-language prose can be found in his published short stories and in his novel En las Manos de Satanás (Ápeiron Ediciones, 2022). More of his poetry in both languages can be found in a number of journals, such as Pensive, The Elevation, Tabula Rasa, Welter, Irradiación, Óclesis, and Iguales Revista, among many others. He is on Bluesky and Instagram: @MaehrenTom.