David Kirby Fields

Kirby Fields has an MFA in Playwriting from Carnegie Mellon and is the Artistic Director of UP Theater, an independent theater company that serves upper Manhattan. His plays have been produced or developed in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Kansas City, and Washington DC. He is proudest of UP's production of K COMMA JOSEPH and LAByrinth Theater's reading of SUMMER SESSION WITH THE BONES BRIGADE. His short play, "Flood," was featured in the Winter 2020 issue of the Southern Indiana Review, and the first chapter of his novel, SHELTER ME, was a winner in Arch Street Press' "Best First Chapter" contest. His short film, "Not So Hilarious Anymore," which he wrote and produced, screened at 10 festivals, including those in New York, San Francisco, Portland, and Liverpool. He is from Joplin, Missouri, and currently lives in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City.

Invisible (L)ink

The first time he did it, it was a joke, really. An attempt to amuse himself during his otherwise soul-crushing nine to five.
“Per our recent conversation.”
“Circling back regarding the matter discussed below.”
“I just want to make sure I’m clear on next steps.”
“See attached.” He wrote scores of emails every day. One hundred plus leading up to various milestones. Milestones. The term alone.