Amy Cipolla BarnesAmy Cipolla Barnes is the author of Ambrotypes (word west press)and Mother Figures (ELJ Editions). Her words have appeared in many publications, including The Citron Review, JMWW, trampset, Flash Frog, No Contact Mag, Leon Review, Complete Sentence, he Bureau Dispatch, Nurture Lit, X-R-A-Y Lit, McSweeney's, Southern Living, SmokeLong Quarterly, and others. She's been nominated for Best of the Net, the Pushcart Prize, Best Microfiction, Best Small Fictions, and long-listed for Wigleaf50 in 2021, 2022, and 2023. She's a Fractured Lit Associate Editor, Gone Lawn coeditor, Ruby Lit assistant editor and reads for The MacGuffin, Best Small Fictions, and Narratively. Find her on Twitter at @amygcb. Read More Read Less