Valorie K. Ruiz is a Xicana writer fascinated by language and the magic it evokes. She currently lives in San Diego and is assistant flash fiction editor for Homology Lit. Her first manuscript, In Stories We Thunder, was a finalist for the 2018 Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize, the Berkshire Prize by Tupelo Press, and is currently out for consideration. Her writing has been accepted by The Florida Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, Cosmonauts Avenue, and Tinderbox Poetry among others. You can read more of her writing at www.valorieruiz.com