Joaquin, Mara

Maria Aurora (Mara) Francesca A. Joaquin was born 1993 in the lovely Philippine Islands. She moved to America at the age of seven and has since been living in the Chicagoland area, where many of her stories are based. She is the author of the book Notorious and runs a tumblr site, 'Yours Truly and Always, ' where she posts some of her short pieces. Many of the pieces in this anthology were originally posted on that site. She has also been published in various collegiate literary contests and magazines. Mara graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a double major in English liter...