Patricia Contaxis’ writing appears in The Coachella Review, The Loch Raven Review, Pithead Chapel, Wrath-bearing Tree, Rivanna Review, The Pluralist, San Antonio Review, and Notes From The Seashore. She holds degrees from Sarah Lawrence College and the California Institute for Integral Studies. Retired after more than thirty years as a marriage and family therapist, Patricia now spends her time on Trail Patrol with the National Park Service, and on Hawkwatch with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory. She also enjoys playing mandolin and fiddle with Tangled Root. Links to Patricia’s work are available at: contaxis.net and patriciacontaxis.substack.com