I’m Melissa. Please don’t call me Mel. I grew up on the Internet, and also on two different continents. I’ve been writing since I was 4, except I didn’t know words then, so I was drawing. Once I did learn what words were, it was the end (or the beginning).

I write in all genres, but have mostly called myself a poet since 2022. I published my first chapbook in the fall of 2023. It’s mostly about my Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Never let anyone tell you play isn’t important!

I’ve won some awards for my work, but I’m of the fanfiction.net era…so what I love the most is a really hefty comment of what exactly people like about a piece. I also love an em dash. And don’t get me started on how great commas are. God forbid a girl want to pause.

In the real world, I am a government relations/communications professional, know a lot about Japanese pop culture, and have a cat named Bagel.