John Dishwasher made his first zine in 2017. Since then he has tabled his zines at more than 60 Southern California zinefests. His “Zine from the Future Describing the End of Civilization” was a finalist for Best Political Zine of 2021 at Broken Pencil Magazine’s International Zine Awards. His plays, stories, poems, and essays have appeared in scores of independent literary journals and zines around the world, touching virtually all genres. He lives in the San Jacinto Valley with his wife Jody and their three rescued cats Tinsel, Possum and Houdini.