***Jennifer Jeanne McArdle*** *lives in New York with her fiance and an agent of chaos (a spotted dog) and works in animal conservation. Previously she’s taught ESL in South Korea and Indonesia and worked for and with nonprofits in the US and Asia. Her story The Mules was a Brave New Weird 2022 award winner. You can find her on* [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/mcardlejeanne.bsky.social), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/aerocrystal/), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/mcardlejeanne), *and* [her website](https://jenniferjeannemcardle.blogspot.com/).