Kathleen Schaefer is a speculative and contemporary fiction writer based in Seattle. Her stories have previously appeared in PodCastle, Solarpunk Magazine, Tales & Feathers, Nature Futures, Apex Publication’s anthology Robotic Ambitions, and more. When not writing, she works as a software engineer and enjoys baking, board games, and appeasing her attention-hungry cat. You can find more of her writing at kathleenschaefer.net