Miranda Steffens is the author of Peripheral Vision (published by Meekling Press), a long form lyric essay. She was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2019 for her piece, 'No Edge.' She received her MFA in Writing from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and BA in writing from Knox College. Her work has appeared in A Velvet Giant, Rockvale Review, Pioneertown, Entropy, South Dakota Review, Apple Valley Review, Upstairs at Duroc and others. Visit her at: mirandasteffens.wordpress.com.