Mary Amato is a multidisciplinary artist and author whose work has appeared in journals and magazines, including Lumina, Consilience, Quarter Press, Pulse, Peatsmoke Journal, New Note Poetry, and many more. Currently she teaches art at the Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey and specializes in exploring emotions such as grief and anxiety through art-making. She has an MA in creative writing from Johns Hopkins University and lives in New Jersey. www.maryamato.com