Lauren D. Woods' fiction, poetry, and essays have appeared in the Antioch Review, The Normal School, Hayden's Ferry Review, Fiction Southeast, Wasafiri, The Forge Literary Magazine, Lit Hub, Washington Post, and elsewhere. She was a Best American Essays notable for 2023. And her work has been nominated for Best Small Fictions, Best of the Net, and the Pushcart Prize. In 2023, the first chapter of her novel in progress placed in the Gutsy Great Novelist contest. She lives in Washington, DC with her family. She tweets @Ladiwoods1.