Monica Mische is a professor at Montgomery College, where she teaches writing and literature, and works with students with disabilities. Active also in social justice, environmental, and youth outreach programs, Monica lives in Greenbelt, Maryland, with her family and a menagerie of pets. Her recent writing appears or is forthcoming in HerStry, the EcoTheo Review, JAEPL, Mount Hope, Pedagogy, and Recreating Our Common Chord.