Raised in West Virginia, Jae Dyche’s Appalachian roots are integral to her voice. She received her MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from the University of Maryland. Currently living in Virginia, she is a high school ESOL Departmental Chair. Her work appeared in Twyckenham Notes, Backbone Mountain Review, Banango Street, and Calliope, where she served as Production Editor. She is working on her first chapbook.