Cynthia Atkins (She, Her), originally from Chicago, IL is the author of Psyche’s Weathers, In the Event of Full Disclosure, Still-Life With God, and Duets, a collaborative chapbook from Harbor Editions. Her work has appeared in many journals, including Alaska Quarterly Review, BOMB, Cider Press Review, Diode, Cimarron Review, Indianapolis Review, Florida Review, Los Angeles Review, North American Review, Permafrost, Plume, Seneca Review, and Verse Daily, and Vox Populi. Her new Ms, “The Honeymoon of Sorrows,” was a finalist in the 2015 TRIO HOUSE PRESS, Louise Bogan Award. She earned her MFA from Columbia University. Atkins has earned fellowships and prizes from Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, SWWIM Residency @TheBetsyHotel Writer’s Room, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, The Writer’s Voice, and Writers@Work. Atkins lives on the Maury River of Rockbridge County, VA.