Jen Wyrauch Edson is a writer and teacher who lives between northern and Southern California. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University, and her work can be found in FlashFlood and Best Microfiction Anthology, 2024. She enjoys walking her dogs and listening to writers talk about their creative process and spending time with her grandchildren and her husband. Her goal is to wake up early enough to hear the silence. Dorland is her heaven on earth.