Jason Braun currently teaches English and is the Associate Editor of Sou’wester at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He hosts Literature for the Halibut, a weekly hour-long literary program on KDHX 88.1. He has published fiction and poetry, and has reported for or been featured in The Riverfront Times, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, ESPN.com, Drum Voices Review, Sou’wester, The Daily Iowan, The Nashville City Paper, and many more. Releasing music under the moniker “Jason and The Beast,” Braun's most recent project “Made This For You: The Mix Tape as Literature” can be downloaded by naming your own price (even free) at Jasonandthebeast.com.