Alison Callaghan (1979-present) has lived her whole life in the suburbs of Chicago. She received a BFA in fiction writing from Columbia College Chicago in 2001 and an MFA in Literature from Elmhurst College in 2006. She teaches high school English. Her favorite past times include spending time with her husband and three children, reading, and taking walks. She has had poetry published in The Prarie Light Review and Pandora's Rag. She also has a Wordpress page entitled Mind Etchings.
Please check out her podcast, Mind Etching Podcast, at https://anchor.fm/alison-callaghan.