Rio Lombana writes speculative fiction from Seattle, where they like to hike in the dry season and train martial arts while it rains. Raised in the Carolinas in the Southern Baptist church, they are the apostate eldest daughter of a Panamanian-American mother and a white American father. Their stories are published or forthcoming in Escape Pod, Adventitious, Small Wonders, and elsewhere. They’re a Viable Paradise graduate and NYC Midnight winner. Find them at riolombana.com.