Kevin Lauderdale is an American science fiction author primarily known for his Star Trek short stories, which began with publication in the Strange New Worlds anthology series. His stories appeared in three successive volumes of the series, making him eligible for a "Wardy," named for fellow Strange New Worlds veteran Dayton Ward. In addition to his Star Trek work, he has published essays and articles in The Dictionary of American Biography (now known as The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives), the Los Angeles Times, Bride Again, Animato!, Pulse!, and McSweeney's Internet Tendency, as well as poetry in Andrei Codrescu's Exquisite Corpse. He was formerly the writer of "The Kevindex", a book review website, from 1996 to 2001. That site is now down, and only one piece of content is still available online in archived form: "An Annotated Guide to The Two Georges by Richard Dreyfuss and Harry Turtledove." Lauderdale holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from UCLA and a master's degree in the same field from San Francisco State University, as well as a Master of Library and Information Science degree (also from UCLA). He currently lives in northern Virginia with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. Bibliography Star Trek fiction Strange New Worlds VII (June 2004) "A Test of Character" Strange New Worlds 8 (July 2005) "Assignment: One" Strange New Worlds 9 (August 2006) "The Rules of War" Star Trek: Constellations (September 2006) "Devices and Desires" Outside In Boldly Goes (ATB Publishing, November 2016) "Minutes of the Ruling Council of Elysia" (The Star Trek: The Animated Series episode "The Time Trap" considered as an episode of The Vicar of Dibley). Original fiction "The Skinhead and the Cavalier", Tales from the Canyons of the Damned, No. 36, ed by Daniel Arthur Smith, December 2019. "Yard Work", Poets/Artists, “Chronicles of a Future Foretold”, Curated by Dr. Samuel Peralta, August 2018. The story was reprinted by Little Blue Marble, September 2022. "James and the Great Pumpkin (Carving Contest)", Tales from the Canyons of the Damned, No. 19, ed. by Daniel Arthur Smith, September 2017. "A Personal Account of the Battle of the Eurydice and the Sceptre", Tales from the Canyons of the Damned, No. 18, ed. by Daniel Arthur Smith, August 2017. "The Peacemaker", Tales from the Canyons of the Damned in Space, No. 1, ed by Daniel Arthur Smith, December 2016. "Box 27", Nature. 539, 17 November 2016. A