J.A. Carter-Winward is author of Grind, The Rub, TDTM, and Falling Back to Earth, and the award-winning No Poetry Trilogy. She's also the author of two short-story collections, Shorts: A Collection, The Bus Stops Here and Other Stories, and a successful, locally produced stage play, The Waiters, nominated Best Local Event in 2014. Her work appears in anthologies by Vita Brevis Press, Write Bloody Publishing, HSTQ, and several paper and online poetry publications. In 2014, Carter-Winward was voted Best Local Artist for her literary and visual art. J.A.'s upcoming releases in 2021 include: If It Stings... That Means It's Working (a poetry story), Work in Progress: Dialogues & Poems, and Killing Scott Lark: A Novel. Official website for Ms. Carter-Winward: www.jacarterwinward.com