Melissa Frederick is a writer and freelance medical editor from suburban Philadelphia. Her poetry and prose have appeared in numerous publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Crab Orchard Review, DIAGRAM, Strange Horizons, Mythic Delirium, Goblin Fruit, Frogpond, Spectral Realms, Mid-American Review, Helen: A Literary Magazine, Hippocampus Magazine, Moon City Review, and Queen Mob’s Teahouse. Her poetry chapbook, She, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2008. Follow her on Twitter at @msficklereader.