Emily Abendroth is a writer and teacher currently residing in Philadelphia. Her recent works include NOTWITHSTANDING shoring, FLUMMOX (Little Red Leaves), Exclosures 1–8 (Albion Press), and Property : None (Taproot Editions). An extended excerpt from her piece “Muzzle Blast Dander” can be found in Refuge/Refugee (Chain Links Books, vol. 3). Abendroth was awarded the Pew Fellowship in the Arts in 2013.