***Jess Simms*** *is a freelance writer from Pittsburgh, PA, where they're a co-founder of* Scribble House *and the managing editor of* After Happy Hour Review. *They are the author of the flash fiction chapbook* Cryptid Bits *(Last-Picked Books, 2024) and the micro-chap* Shapeshifter Diaries *(Rinky Dink Press, 2023). Their short fiction has been published in* HOOT Online, SLAB, *and* MockingOwl Roost, *among other publications. You can find them online at* [jesssimms.com](https://jesssimms.com/).