Author Facts
The other Indianapolis writer and member of the Delta Upsilon Int’l Fraternity. You know, the one who did not write Slaugherhouse Five.
And because I’m a writer, I know I’ll get asked, so let me beat you to the punch: Max Bench Press: 225lbs.*
Feels left out when fellow midwesterners Sufjan Stevens and The National hang.
Keeps a stockpile of Cinnamon Toast Crunch at all times, ostensibly for his kids.
Loser of three popularity contests in high school/college.
Doesn’t correct his boys when they recite “For the wedgies of sin is death, but the gift of God is a turbo life.”
*A supposedly fun thing I’ll never do again.
Bio
Mark Abdon hails from Indianapolis, Indiana, where he lives with his wife of 15+ years, three rambunctious boys, and often a foster kiddo. He attended DePauw University for undergrad, and studied Creative Writing/Lit at Harvard University for grad school. He writes fiction and creative non-fiction, reads for Harvard Review, and teaches writing at Indiana Wesleyan University.
Contact me
Reach out! My mom says I’m nice.