Adam Pachter is the author of the novel Ash (ISBN 0-89754-192-8) and numerous short stories. Pachter has edited both Fenway Fiction books, and he won the Improper Bostonian magazine's inaugural fiction contest for his story "Lotion." In addition, Pachter's work has appeared in Italy from a Backpack, Boston Metro, and the Word Riot Anthology. Pachter also writes for WGBH, Boston's public television station, and teaches classes on how to write a first novel. He lives in Arlington, MA, with his wife and young daughter, whom he has taught to say "Go Red Sox" and "Coco Crisp."