Lin Marshall Brummels is a mental health licensed counselor. She's worked in an irrigation service office selling parts, as a dishwasher, a houseparent, and a college counselor. Her poetry is published in journals and anthologies. Her essay Civilization appeared in Ankle High and Knee Deep, a collection of women's reflections. Her poetry chapbook Hard Times was published by Finishing Line Press in 2015 and won the 2016 Nebraska Book Award for chapbooks.