Stephanie Bar­bé Ham­mer is a 7 time Push­cart Prize nom­i­nee in poet­ry, fic­tion, and non­fic­tion and is Pro­fes­sor Emeri­ta in Com­par­a­tive Lit­er­a­ture at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Cal­i­for­nia, River­side. Her sec­ond nov­el Pre­tend Plumber will appear with Inlan­dia Books in Spring 2022.