Stillson Graham has been the editor of the literary magazine, Pacific Coast Journal, since 1992. His poetry and short fiction have been published in numerous literary magazines around the country. He is the author of three chapbooks of poetry and short fiction. Random Access Memory is his first published novel.

"This book is the result of five years of research and hand wringing."

Graham has worked in publishing, education, high-tech, finance, and industrial maintenance. He has also written children's books and has done some ghostwriting.

"That's a nice way of saying what I've actually been doing with my life up until now."

Graham lists among his influences Kurt Vonnegut, Philip Roth, Frederick Barthelme, John Barth, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Robert Coover.

Pacific Coast Journal is one of the most well-respected independent literary magazines this side of New York. Started in the heat of the 'zine boom of the early 1990s, it is one of the few serious literary 'zines to survive into the 21st century.

"That's not quite true. We've had our share of complaints. And I wouldn't call it 'serious' to the extent that there isn't any humor or experimentation."