Marlene Wildeman is a fiction writer and translator, who has been living in Montreal since 1978. Originally from British Columbia, Marlene has published short stories, poetry, articles, and book reviews. Her story “One Became a Roofer” is part of the anthology Dykeversions, and her “Lesbian Lovebirds and Their Ways” was published in The Guide to Gracious Lesbian Living. Marlene also teaches English as a second language.