Melissa Leto is a writer from New York who now lives near the Beeline Highway and Salt River. She holds an MFA from Northern Arizona University and her work has appeared in Four Chambers Press and Shrew Lit Magazine. Her narratives and poems distill her experiences of trauma, grief, and joy as well as they celebrate nature and queer love. She is an editor for Rinky Dink Press, a facilitator for Revisionary Arts, and writes for several local businesses committed to positive change in the communities they occupy.