Linda Michel-Cassidy's story collection, When Were Hardcore, was released by EastOver Press in February 2025. Her poetry has appeared or is upcoming in Rattle, New Orleans Review, December, and elsewhere. Michel-Cassidy is a senior editor for reviews and hybrid/collab at Tupelo Quarterly and is a visual artist. She lives in Arroyo Seco, NM and on a houseboat in northern CA, and is a novice open-water swimmer.