Brett Ortler is an editor at Adventure Publications. He is the author of "Minnesota Trivia, Don'tcha Know!," "The Fireflies Book," and "The Mosquito Book." His essays, poems, and other work appear widely, including in "Salon," "The Good Men Project," "The Nervous Breakdown," "Living Ready" and in a number of other venues in print and online. He lives in the Twin Cities with his wife and their young children.