Ariadne Alexis Macquarie (she/they), originally from Western North Carolina, is an MFA student at the University of Kentucky, where she teaches. She received her BA in Creative Writing from Roanoke College. She is the editor-in-chief of On Gaia Literary Magazine and a poetry editor for New Limestone Review. Her poetry can be found in Black Fox Literary Magazine, The Bitchin’ Kitsch, The Engine Idling, BRAWL, and elsewhere. She is on Instagram @flameazaleas and on Twitter @ariadne_lex.