Aracelis González Asendorf was born in Cuba and raised in Florida. Her work has appeared in Kweli Journal, Puerto del Sol, The Rumpus: Letters in the Mail, Creative Loafing, The Acentos Review, and Saw Palm. Her short stories have been anthologized in 100% Pure Florida Fiction and All About Skin: Short Fiction by Women of Color. She has been a recipient of a New York State Summer Writers Institute scholarship, a Pushcart Prize nominee, and a contributor at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. A former English and Spanish teacher, she is currently an MFA candidate at the University of South Florida.