Rayshell E. Clapper is a prose writer and Professor of English at Diablo Valley College, where she coordinates DVC's biannual Literature Week. She has presented and published her original prose in myriad places and journals and serves as the co-editor of the online literary journal Dragon Poet Review. She studied fiction in the Red Earth MFA program at Oklahoma City University. As a Metal Monkey and Virgo, she balances her worlds of creativity and independence with organization and humanity.