TJ Beitelman’s poems, stories, and reviews have appeared in Indiana Review, Copper Nickel, Quarterly West, New Orleans Review, and other literary magazines. His poetry chapbooks are Pilgrims: A Love Story (Black Lawrence Press, 2010) and Thirteen Curses and Other Love Poems (Dream Horse Press, 2009). His first full-length collection of poetry, In Order to Form a More Perfect Union, is forthcoming from Black Lawrence Press in 2012. He blogs on arts, culture, and the American Way at www.beitelblog.blogspot.com.