Kristen Forbes is a Portland, Oregon writer whose work has been published or is forthcoming from Constellations: A Journal of Poetry and Fiction, Bluestem Magazine, Front Porch Review, Brave on the Page: Oregon Writers on Craft and the Creative Life, Crack the Spine, Modern Love Rejects, Bartleby Snopes, Portland Tribune, and other publications. She holds a BFA in writing, literature and publishing from Emerson College and an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University. She writes at krissymick.blogspot.com.
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