Having served under Operation Enduring Freedom in the Afghanistan War, Andrew John Lafleche followed up his duty as an infantry soldier in the Canadian Armed Forces by receiving an M.A. in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of Gloucestershire. He is an award-winning poet and novelist, and his work has appeared in over 100 journals and magazines across Canada, the United States, India and the UK. An avid runner and disciplined student of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Andrew calls Ottawa home.