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Nat Oleander Smith studied playwriting at Amherst College and completed their MFA at Ohio University. They are the recipient of the Denis Johnston Playwriting Prize, and have taught fiction and

Maggie Mertens is a writer, journalist, and editor in Seattle. Her essays and reporting have appeared in numerous national publications. Better Faster Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know About

J. Ryan Stradal is the author of the New York Times bestseller Kitchens of the Great Midwest, the national bestseller The Lager Queen of Minnesota, and the forthcoming novel Saturday