Blaine Teamer (writer) is A Penn State graduate and a former member of The Los Angeles Theater Center’s WORDSMITH program. His theatrical works are Momma’s Boys (Highways Performance Space, 1994); Black Coffee (1995); Delicate Flowers (Ivar Theater, 1996); Secret Life of Sister Little (Occidental College, 1996); and the highly acclaimed one-woman show performed by Kim Fields, Pandora’s Trunk directed by Che'Rae Adams (Los Angeles Theater Center, 2003). Pandora’s Trunk was invited to perform at the renowned bi-annual National Black Theater Festival in 2003, starring Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins starred and returned in 2005 with Kim Fields. His published work includes: Maya: Diasporic Juks (1997); Shady: A Novel (2000); and Riding the Tiger in Cleis Press’s Best Black Gay Erotica collection (2004).