The prolific Paul Di Filippo has published scores of short stories and numerous books in recent years. His most recent books are A Mouthful of Tongues, Babylon Sisters and Little Doors, the latter of which contains "Stealing Happy Hours." Other works by Di Filippo include the novel Ciphers (1997) and the collections The Steampunk Trilogy (1995), Ribofunk (1996), Fractal Paisleys (1997) and Lost Pages (1998). He also writes collaborative crime novels with Michael Bishop as "Philip Lawson." He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

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