David L. Updike is a writer and editor based in Philadelphia. His work has appeared in Hobart Magazine; Philadelphia Stories; 365 Tomorrows; Grimoire; Daily Science Fiction; The Satirist; the Toronto Globe and Mail; the Philadelphia City Paper; Exquisite Corpse; Shocking Verbs, Lawless Nouns: Fiction, Poetry, and Prose; and Side Show: An Anthology of Contemporary Fiction. He has also contributed features and reviews on contemporary American studio craft to Ornament Magazine. He runs the publications program at an art museum in Philadelphia.

Yeah, I know I'm not a jackal. What's your point?

Yeah, I know I'm not a jackal. What of it?