Melody S. Gee is the author of THE CONVERT'S HEART IS GOOD TO EAT (Driftwood Press, 2022); and THE DEAD IN DAYLIGHT (Cooper Dillon Books, 2016); and EACH CRUMBLING HOUSE (Perugia Press, 2010). Her awards include Kundiman fellowships in poetry and fiction, a Sustainable Arts Foundation Award, two Pushcart Prize nominations, and a Robert Watson Literary Prize. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri.