Kaitlin Dyer is a born-Appalachian, raised-Midwestern, transplanted-Californian queer poet. She’s the author of Alter Lives of Alter Egos (Dancing Girl Press, 2015) and her poetry has appeared in journals such as Witness, Crab Orchard Review, and PANK, among others. Forthcoming work is expected from Appalachian Review and Cimarron Review. Follow her at kaitlindyer.com.

Kathryn West (she/her) is a social worker and health communications professional who lives and works in the Chicagoland area.

Kelsey D. Mahaffey is a Nashville poet who keeps half her heart in New Orleans. Her work can be seen in: Deep South Magazine, Pinch, and Cumberland River Review, among others. No Fault of Water is her debut chapbook.

Kevin Dieter is a hospice physician and educator with over 35 years of experience in end of life practice and education.

Khaliah Johnson received her medical degree at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA in 2007. She then went on to train in General Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Her desire to serve children and families facing complex, life-threatening illness led her to pursue fellowship training in Pediatric Palliative Care at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.