Charles F. Thielman was born and raised in Charleston, S.C., moved to Chicago, educated at red-bricked universities and on city streets. He was married on a Kauai beach in 2011, and he is a loving grandfather of five free spirits. His work has appeared in The Pedestal, Pif Magazine, SLAB, The Commonline, Gargoyle, Poetry365, The Criterion, Poetry Salzburg, Gangway, and others.

Canvas Waiting, Volume 1, Issue 1