About the Author

Erica Photiades grew up in Detroit, Michigan. She is a violinist and public school orchestra director. She has a BA in Music Education from Michigan State University and a MA in Music Education from Baylor University. Her writing has been featured on KUNM’s Spoken Word Hour, the NoSleep Podcast, and was a winner in the 2024 New Mexico DCA Ekphrastic Poetry Contest. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.