Laura Valeri is the author of three short story collections and a book of essays. Her most recent work, After Life as a Human, an ecological memoir, was released in November 2021 with Rain Chain Press. Laura Valeri's essays, stories, and translations are published in South85 Journal, Assay, Santa Fe Writers Quarterly, Fiction Southeast, PRIMS, (mac)ro(mic), and others. She teaches creative writing at Georgia Southern University and is the founding editor of Wraparound South, a journal of southern literature. Learn more about Laura Valeri on www.lauravaleri.com