Angie Romines is a writer, teacher, and Dolly Parton enthusiast living in Columbus, Ohio with her husband, two sons, and emotionally needy rescue pup. She is putting the finishing touches on her magical realism novel set in Eastern Kentucky while also working on additional essays that grapple with her Appalachian heritage. It is important to note that if escape rooms were an Olympic sport, she’d medal at the very least. Lately, she spends a lot of time in her best pandemic purchase—a hammock—dreaming about owning a four-wheeler even though she knows that's impractical for city life.