Candice Mayhill is an associate professor of English at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Maryland. Candice’s academic work focuses on Emily Dickinson, while her creative work focuses on the intersection of salt water and the soul. She divides her time between the classroom and the coast, teaching composition and literature at the college while coaching rowing. Candice lives with her husband, Tim, and their two dogs, Amal and Roland, in Annapolis, close to her treasured Chesapeake Bay.