Gail Marlene Schwartz is a freelance editor, a queer mom, and an enthusiastic if mediocre pianist. She and co-author Lucie Gagnon recently released a middle grade novel, My Sister’s Girlfriend, and a picture book, The Loudest Bark, both with Rebel Mountain Press. Short story awards and honors include Lilith Magazine (“Chosen”), Room Magazine (“Loving Benjamin”), Causeway Lit and The Malahat Review (“Inside Crying”), and The Tishman Review (“Crocodile in the Elevator”). Gail’s work has also been published in the anthologies Swelling with Pride (Caitlyn Press), Nature’s Healing Spirit (Sowing Creek Press), How to Expect What You’re Not Expecting (TouchWood Editions), and Hidden Lives (Brindle and Glass). She teaches writing at the Community College of Vermont and is a founding editor of the collective journal, Hotch Potch Literature and Art. Gail lives and writes in a crooked old farmhouse in Montgomery, Vermont where she and her partner Erin offer workshops in writing, spoon carving, and creative living. www.gailmarleneschwartz.com