Mindi Briar's favorite book as a child was "Commander Toad in Space," an early sign that she was destined to become a gigantic nerd. She lives in the Seattle area with her husband and three cats, two of whom are named after punctuation marks. She will be your friend if you offer tea, or if you want to talk about Star Wars. She is the author of Adrift in Starlight (May 2022) and Petrichor Blooms (November 2022) with City Owl Press.