Melanie McCuin received her BA in History from Arizona State University in 2005 and her MFA in Creative Writing from Northern Arizona University in 2014.  Her writing has appeared in The Salt River Review, The Gila River Review, and Unstrung, among others. Her most recent work can be viewed in the June 2022 issue of Salamander and at howweare.org, a website devoted to the reflections of musicians, artists, and writers during the Covid-19 pandemic. She currently teaches composition and creative writing at Maharishi International University in Fairfield, IA.