Katie Knoll was born and raised in the Florida swamps. Her stories have appeared or are forthcoming in Narrative, The Masters Review, and Black Warrior Review, among other places. Her work has been selected for one of Narrative’s 2013 Top 5 Stories of the Year, a 2016 AWP Intro Journals Honorable Mention, and first place in the Masters Review Short Story Contest for New Writers. She currently lives in Cincinnati.