Elizabeth Hallenberg was born and raised in Chicago and lived in New Orleans for over a decade. She now lives in San Diego with her wife, Kalen, and two dogs, Archie and Cupid. She writes stories and poetry that reflect the emotional and physical truths of the world as she sees it. She loves to laugh, spend time outdoors, and move her body. She is in her final year of her MFA in Fiction at Cedar Crest College's Pan-European MFA program.