Lisa M. Bradley grew up in South Texas, before the construction of the Border Wall. She writes about boundaries and those who defy them in works ranging from haiku to novels. Her latest book is Climbing Lightly Through Forests, a tribute poetry anthology for Ursula K. Le Guin, coedited with R.B. Lemberg (Aqueduct Press). Her debut novel is Exile (Rosarium Publishing). Her first collection of short stories and poetry is The Haunted Girl (Aqueduct Press). Her poetry and prose have appeared in numerous venues, including Uncanny, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Strange Horizons, Cicada, Weird Tales, Mothering, and The Moment of Change: An Anthology of Feminist Speculative Poetry. She resides in Iowa with her spouse and teen. You can follow her on Twitter (@cafenowhere) or Patreon (Lisa M. Bradley).