Nathan Sweem served five years as an Army linguist specializing in Arabic. He studied math at CSU Sacramento and Data Analytics at WGU. He taught high school math for three years in Southern Oregon before leaving for a job in corporate. He currently writes fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction and encourages his former students to pursue their creative passions. His work has been published in The Antihumanist, Active Muse, Ink Pantry, The Worlds Within, and many others.