Zack Be is an award-winning author, obscure songwriter, and Couple and Family Therapist/Certified Sex Therapist caught in the Washington, DC gravity well. His clinical work focuses on the more complex corners of relationships—working with couples in crisis, non-traditional dynamics like ethical non-monogamy and BDSM, long-term infidelity, and male sexual health concerns. He also teaches and supervises graduate student therapists at the University of Maryland. His science fiction has appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Analog SF and Fact, and Writers of the Future v.36, and he won the 2024 Jim Baen Memorial Science Fiction Award. Off the clock, he’s spent 15 years playing, producing, touring, and otherwise toiling away in the DC music scene.

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https://www.zackbe.com/

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https://www.zackbe.com/author

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Robin rambles about old men at flute repair shops, Caps hockey, jeans that aren't quite dirty, and more! Enjoy a track from No Pterodactyls' second album, Next Thing I Know which releases Friday, May 22!

www.nopterodactyls.com

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No Pterodactyls formed in DC in 2017 from the ashes of a wedding cover band that decided to start writing their own songs. After playing shows around the DMV for a few years, they self-produced and released their first album The Most Important Thing in 2020. Their second album Next Thing I Know releases Friday May 22, and showcases their knack for catchy, eclectic indie-rock.

And don't forget to mark your calendars for YesFest 2026 happening October 2nd and 3rd. Contact the band for more details.

www.nopterodactyls.com

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