Thuy-Dzuong Nguyen is a writer, Flying Spider, food friend, maker and grower of things. She received her B.A. in journalism and history from Gonzaga University and spent a brief but joyful time in the newsroom. Her book The Truth Lenders (2010) is speculative fiction and a multimedia novel. She works in communications, thankful to be part of the dynamic universe of words and word-wranglers, always rediscovering ordinary deep magic. She lives in Spokane.