Charles Black­stone is the author of The Week You Weren’t Here and the co-edi­tor of The Art of Fric­tion: Where (Non) Fic­tions Come Togeth­er. His short fic­tion and essays have appeared in Bookre­porter, Fic­tion Writ­ers Review, The Mil­lions, Chica­go Tri­bune, Chica­go Sun-Times, Esquire, and many oth­ers. In 2012 and 2013, New­c­i­ty includ­ed him in the ​“Lit 50.”