Tim Ryan is a writer based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He has published stories in the the distant past, then took a break to encounter the "real world" and recently somehow found himself come full circle back to where he should have stayed. His story “Scottie” won first prize in the 2017 Alberta Views short story competition and was published in the January/February 2018 issue of Alberta Views. He is a member of the East Village Writers Collective. When not writing Tim coaches his daughter's soccer and hockey teams, does the dishes regularly, and tries not to get in people's way too much.