Andrea Rinard is a former award-winning high school English teacher who is now a full-time student in the University of South Florida's MFA program. She has multiple nominations for Best of the Net and Best Small Fictions for her flash fiction, and her collection of flash and short stories, Murmurations, debuted in June 2023 from EastOver Press. A native Floridian who wears shoes against her will, Andrea lives in Tampa with her 1988 Prom date. You can find her online at www.writerinard.com.