Author of the article

Koss is a queer writer and artist (MFA, SAIC) with art and writing publications in Chiron Review, Michigan Quarterly (Mixtapes), Permafrost, The Pinch, Cincinnati Review (miCro), Spillway, diode poetry, Five Points, Midway Journal, Permafrost, SoFloPoJo, Spoon River Poetry Review, San Pedro River Review, Happy Hybrids, and many others. Their chapbook, Dancing Backwards Towards Pluperfect, a Lammy finalist, is available from Diode Editions. Their work has appeared in Best Small Fictions, was longlisted twice for the Wigleaf Top 50, and had finalist art in BoTN. They recently had a hermit crab place 3rd in Midway Journal's 1000 Below contest, and their chapbook, Dancing Backwards Towards Pluperfect was a 2025 Lammy finalist. Learn more at https://koss-works.com.