Charles Crawford is a sophomore at the University of Iowa. His short story "The Killing Jar" won Earthwords' 2010 editor's choice. He was born in Bangkok, Thailand, and when he's not writing, he's drinking tap water and driving extremely fast
Family history including author's description of her father John Strang's participation in the Civil War in Company K of the 11th Regiment of the Iowa Infantry Volunteers.
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