Adam Strassberg is a retired psychiatrist living in Portland, Oregon. He has been publishing essays, articles and stories since the 1990’s, however he has focused on writing fiction exclusively since 2021. His stories have been published in Fiction on the Web, Cafe Lit, Total Quality Reading, Please See Me, and other online portals, and also in various print magazines and anthologies. In his writings, he uses the intersection of psychology, religion, mythology, and magical realism to explore the human condition. His novella - December on 5C4 - debuts on December 1st, 2024 and will be available via Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other book sellers. He is a proud geek who loves fantasy, science fiction, comic books, chess, poker, board games, and dungeons and dragons. He also enjoys traveling and adventuring with his wife and family. When not writing, napping, cuddling his wife, petting the cats, or walking the dog, he can be found updating his website at www.adamstrassberg.com