Cassidy Black (pen name of E.K.) is a 19-year-old independent writer/artist based in New York City. She has performed poetry at locations such as Urbana Poetry Slam and Nuyorican Poets Café, and was the recipient of a Scholastic Art & Writing Awards national gold medal for poetry in 2013, as well as regional gold and silver keys for her visual art three years in a row. She adores her Boston Terrier, Ziggy, and is passionate about storytelling, education, sexual trauma survivor advocacy, mental health awareness, and LGBTQIA+ rights. She can be reached via her blog (dictionaryghost.tumblr.com) or via email (dictionaryghost@gmail.com). H