Fiction writer and essayist, René Hampton (she/her), writes to unravel, challenge, and reveal to better understand life on this floating rock. She publishes a digital newsletter, Cry Me A Fire (https://substack.com/@renehwrites), to uncover the messy parts and uncomfortable truths around racial and gender identity along with mental health. She’s performed her essays at local readings and community literary events, and currently on a mission to publish two novels while mapping her third. When her fingers aren’t flying across the keyboard, Hampton can be found learning a new rollerskating trick or reading tarot for her friends.