***Amanda C. Crowley*** *is a teacher-librarian, writer, and great enthusiast for the desert, though she’s spent almost all of her life on and around Lake Michigan. Her short fiction has previously appeared in *Fusion Fragment*. You can follow her on Twitter as [@amandaccrowley](https://twitter.com/amandaccrowley) and at her website, [amandacrowley.com](https://amandacrowley.com/).*