Laura C.J. Owen has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing, Fiction, from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, as well as an M.Ed from the University of Arizona in Teaching and Teacher Education. She was born in England and has lived mostly in the United States, specifically, the state of Arizona, with long stretches in the Midwest for schooling, and a few stints on either coast for no particular reason. Her work has appeared in American Short Fiction, Annalemma Magazine, The Momoya Annual Review and other places. She lives and works in Tucson, Arizona. More information can be found at https://www.lauracjowen.com