About the author: J. Octavio Pineda (Mexico City, 1972) is a journalist, writer, and translator. He has published four short story books (Corte de Cuentas (Balance Sheet), 2009; Ay amor, ya no me quieras tanto (Oh darling, don't love me so much), 2012; La tercera raíz y otros cuentos (The third root and other stories), 2017, and El libro de los viejos oficios (The book of old trades), 2018) and the collection of poems Animal SOS Animal in 2020. He lives in Colombia and writes regularly on literary and sustainable development issues. (octaviopineda. com)
