Candice M. Kelsey [she/her] is a writer and educator living in both Los Angeles and Georgia. A finalist for a Best Microfiction 2023 and longlisted by Wigleaf's Top 50 Short Fiction in 2024, she is the author of seven books; her work has been featured in SWWIM, The Laurel Review, Poet Lore, Passengers Journal, and About Place among others.. She mentors an incarcerated writer through PEN America and reads for The Los Angeles Review. Please find her @Feed_Me_Poetry and https://www.candicemkelseypoet.com/.