James is an actor, author, screenwriter and director from Scarborough, Ontario. His stories have appeared in Analog, Andromeda Spaceways, Jupiter’s Eye, and many other publications. His debut novel, Seekers of the Fallen Stars, is forthcoming from Flame Arrow Publishing in 2027. At Christmastime he dons pointy ears and works as Santa’s elf, but is frequently mistaken for a Vulcan.

The sequel to “EDIE”, titled “ESRI”, which appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of Analog, is due to appear in The Year’s Top Hard Science Fiction Stories #10, edited by Allan Kaster, and published by Infinivox, in June 2026.