Dean Wells is a writer of retro-futurist science fiction and fantasy, alternatively humorous or laced with existential dread.  He doesn’t know why, they just come out that way.  His published works include the neo-steampunk novel The Clockwork Mechanicals, with short fiction appearing in Queer Sci Fi, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and their respective anthologies.  Other publications include Ideomancer, Quantum Muse, 10Flash Quarterly, ShadowKeep Magazine, Demensions, and The Nocturnal Lyric.  He has also written for the performing arts in various capacities.

Dean is an active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.  He and his wife live in the Pacific Northwest with a cat, mountain beavers, and a family of indifferent raccoons.

He can be reached at deanwells2@gmail.com