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SLICE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, CO-PUBLISHER, FICTION EDITOR Celia Blue Johnson BUSINESS DIRECTOR, CO-PUBLISHER, NONFICTION EDITOR Maria Gagliano ART DIRECTOR Jennifer K. Beal Davis EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Elizabeth Blachman POETRY EDITOR Tom Haushalter ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR SLIC E IS SUPPORTED BY Rob Roensch Julia Specht Cindy Withjack COPY EDITORS/PROOFREADERS Dan Avant Eve Blachman Vanessa Christensen Angie Hughes SLICE magazine is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. SOCIAL MEDIA ASSOCIATE Marae Hart BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sarah Bowlin Matthew Lansburgh Kimberly Thompson Shane Welch Adrian Zackheim Renée Zuckerbrot Matt Davis ASSOCIATE NONFICTION EDITOR Marae Hart ASSOCIATE POETRY EDITOR Courtney Faye Taylor ASSOCIATE FICTION EDITOR Randy Winston DESIGNER Emma Lindsay READERS Annabel Barry Kate Belew Noah Burton Matthew Daddona Eleni Demetriou Dave Essinger Christianna Fritz Liz Mathews Bryan Myers Casey Nichols Evelyn Niina Grace Oluseyi Jackie Reitzes SLICE , Issue 23 Copyright © 2018, SLICE Literary, Inc. SLICE  magazine is published semiannually by SLICE Literary, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. If you would like to help support SLICE , please visit slicemagazine.org/donate or email us at [email protected]. Visit slicemagazine.org for information about upcoming issues, submission guidelines, and subscription rates. SLICE is printed in the United States. ISSN 1938-6923 Cover design by Jennifer K. Beal Davis Cover art by Teagan White Painting on previous page by Daniela Yohannes JOIN THE SLICE MEMBER COMMUNITY SLICE members are part of a community that believes TO SUPPORT SLICE PLEASE VISIT US AT SLICEMAGAZINE.ORG, SUBSCRIBE, AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS! emerging writers are critical to our cultural conversation. We are united by our love for storytelling and our fierce passion for nurturing unheard voices. slicemagazine.org/membership. Learn more at