Samantha Claire Updegrave launched her writing career in high school with self-published cut-n’-paste ‘zines, and now her work appears in High Country News, Bitch magazine, Literary Mama, Hip Mama, and various blogs. She is an urban planner, MFA candidate, and an assistant editor for Soundings Review. When not tethered to a desk, she can be found stomping around Seattle with her little 5-year-old T-Rex. Find her online at samanthaupdegrave.wordpress.com, or on Twitter @scupdegrave.