Tom Bradley is a former lounge harpist. He holds a Ph.D. In English, and taught British and American literature to Chinese graduate students in the years before the Tiananmen Square massacre. His novel ACTING ALONE was published in 1995 by Browntrout of San Francisco. His work has been nominated for the Editor's Book Award, the New York University Bobst Award, and the AWP Award Series in the Novel. His short stories have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes and have won various Tokyo contests. One was translated into Japanese. Find out about Tom Bradley’s novels at http://literati.net/Bradley, or contact him at tomnpeg@interlink.or.jp