Jim BeaneJim Beane is a fiction writer. His stories revolve around working class people in working class settings to illuminate their American dream and the costs all people pay to live that dream. Jim lives west of Baltimore, Maryland with his wife an family. His short stories have appeared in more than 25 literary publications, including The MacGuffin, El Portal, The Baltimore Review, The Potomac Review, The Evening Street Review and the anthologies DC Noir and Workers Write: tales from the construction site. By the Sea, his award-winning short story collection, is available on Amazon, Kindle and Smashwords. He worked his days in the construction industry as a painter, electrician, laborer, and master carpenter. Currently, he is an instructor at the Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and a mentor for the Veterans Writing Project. Pre-covid, he created and taught a creative writing class for the Armed Services Arts Partnership. Find out more at http: //www.jimbeane.com. Read More Read Less