Nuria Labari (Santander, 1979) studied Political Science and International Relations and has worked in journalism and multimedia. She is an award-winning author for her first book of short stories, Los borrachos de mi vida (Lengua de Trapo, 2009). The present story also appeared in the anthology Pequeñas resistencias 5 (Páginas de Espuma, 2010), edited by Andrés Neuman.