Demisty D BellingerDeMisty D. Bellinger has an MFA in creative writing from Southampton College and a PhD in English from the University of Nebraska. She teaches creative writing at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts. She serves as poetry editor at Porcupine Lterary and Malarkey Books. DeMisty's writing has appeared in many journals and anthologies, including the Rumpus and The Best Small Fictions: 2019. She is also the author of a chapbook of poems, Rubbing Elbows, and a full-length poetry collection, Peculiar Heritage. Read More Read Less