Marie Croke is a fantasy and science-fiction writer living in Maryland with her family, all of whom like to scribble messages in her notebooks when she’s not looking. She is a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop with over thirty stories published in places such as Apex, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Zooscape, Cast of Wonders, Diabolical Plots, and Fireside. She works as an Acquisitions Editor for Dark Matter INK, a first reader for khōréō magazine, and her reviews can be found in Apex. You can find her online at mariecroke.com or chat with her @marie_croke on Twitter.