Janice D. Soderling writes and translates. Recent work is online at Innisfree Poetry Journal and Thrice Fiction and in print in J Journal and Flash: the Int'l Short Story Magazine. An ekphrasis is forthcoming at American Arts Quarterly. Her villanelle was nominated by Tilt-a-Whirl to Best-of-the-Net 2012. Janice, who lives in Sweden, is participating in two October reading series in California 2012: First Wednesday Formal (San Francisco/Albany) arranged by David Rosenthal and the Rattle Reading series (Los Angeles/La Ca�ada-Flintridge) arranged by Rattle editor Timothy Green.