Dragons

By Silver Mendoza-Maute (Art) and Jarret Keene (Writing)

Silver Aaron Mendoza-Matute

Silver Aaron Mendoza-Matute is an undergraduate student pursuing a Mechanical Engineering degree at the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to enter either the professions of prosthesis or robotics. He is currently employed at the university's Digital Experience Lab, where he undergoes analytical research on Las Vegas and Entertainment trends in terms of the technological implications. He also illustrates as a hobby alongside kendo and video games.

Jarret Keene

Jarret Keene is an Assistant Professor in the English department at UNLV, where he teaches American literature and the graphic novel. He has written books—travel guide, rock-band bio, poetry collections—and edited anthologies such as Las Vegas Noir, Dead Neon: Tales of Near-Future Las Vegas, and A Valley of Light and Shadow: Las Vegas Writers on Good and Evil.