MARTIN LASTRAPES is a novelist and his debut novel is Inside the Outside (Cannibal Press, 2011). He grew up in the Inland Empire, studied at Cal State San Bernardino, has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Master’s Degree in Composition, loves good pizza, watches his favorite movies over and over again, learned many a lesson from professional wrestling, doesn’t think there is such a thing as overpaid, wonders if he’ll ever be famous enough to be on Dancing With the Stars, thinks good stand-up comedy is rare and under appreciated, is scared of Vladimir Putin, wonders if it’s too late to learn how to play the guitar, gets depressed when he hears the theme song from M*A*S*H, wishes he knew more history, isn’t sure if he’s having enough fun, wonders why Teen Wolf never made it to the NBA, and wants Morgan Freeman to narrate his life.