Ren Iris* (née Stoffers) was raised in New Jersey by a Taiwanese mother and a white father. They hold a BA in English from Rutgers University and an MA in Creative Writing from Newcastle University. Iris is the author of Whasian (Harken Media, 2015). Their latest novel, The Balance Tips, is available now from Interlude Press: https://bit.ly/3Bfe6nP. [*You may have seen my latest book, The Balance Tips, under different names. Those have since been changed to Ren Iris.]