Born in Spokane, Thomas Aslin was educated at the University of Washington and the University of Montana where he studied with Madeline DeFrees, William Kittredge, and Richard Hugo and earned an MFA. In addition to this volume, Aslin has published a chapbook and a full-length collection, A Moon Over Wings, which was a finalist in 2009 for the Washington State Book Award. Since retiring from driving metropolitan buses, Aslin spends his time in Seattle and Port Townsend, Washington.