Jonathan Lenore Kastin (he/they) is a queer, trans poet and singer with an MFA in Writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. His poems can be found in Mythic Delirium, Goblin Fruit, Liminality, and Abyss & Apex. His short stories can be found in Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores, On Spec, as well as the forthcoming anthologies: Ab(solutely) Normal (Candlewick, 2023), Transmogrify! (HarperTeen, 2023), and We Mostly Come Out at Night (Running Press, 2024). He lives with two mischievous cats, more books than he could ever read, and a frightening number of skulls. He is trying to write a novel. Pray for him.