Miera Rao is a California writer who loves words in all shapes and fonts. She writes fiction, non-fiction and poetry, and has won awards for her creative non-fiction. Her short stories have been published by the Sand Hill Review Press, in the award-winning Fault Zone anthology series, and Flash Fiction Magazine. Her poetry and articles have appeared in The Mercury News, Live & Thrive CA, India Currents, and The Asahi Shimbun, among others. An Etiquette Trainer at Top Form Academy, Rao's non-fiction book "Crushing Etiquette" is slated to be published in 2022.
Moriah Hampton teaches in the Writing and Critical Inquiry Program at SUNY-Albany. Her fiction, poetry, photography, and photopoetry have appeared in The Coachella Review, Ponder Review, The Hamilton Stone Review, Brief Wilderness, and elsewhere.