A former Indian expat, current US citizen, Jaya Wagle has been published or has forthcoming publications in Hobart Pulp, Little Fiction, Big Truths' "Re-Coded" anthology, THAT Literary Review, Litro Online, and Lamar University Press' "Stories from Texas College Students" anthology. She is currently pursuing her graduate studies in Creative Non-fiction from the University of North Texas. She lives in Fort Worth with her husband and eleven-year old son.