***Anna Ziegelhof*** *is a science fiction and horror writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is particularly drawn to stories about darker aspects of the human (or alien) experience. A professional background as a computational linguist led to her teaching classes on creating languages for science-fiction/fantasy worlds at Clarion West. Her short fiction can be found in a variety of zines and anthologies, among others in* The Horror Library, Luna Station, The Future Fire, The Flash Fiction Podcast, Flametree Press, *and* Short Edition's *short story dispensers. Online she can be found at [www.annaziegelhof.com](http://www.annaziegelhof.com/) and [annaziegelhof.substack.com](http://annaziegelhof.substack.com/).*