Lauren Connell Johnson attributes her upbringing in Florida, America’s weirdest state, to her interest in the ecological, speculative, and surreal. She earned her MFA from American University and has appeared in the Pacifica Literary Review, Museum of Science Fiction, Oracle Fine Arts Review, Winterwolf Press, and others. Recent workshops include ZYZZYVA, the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers' Conference, Lit Camp, and the Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference. She lives in San Francisco. www.laurencjo.com