Amanda Helms is a mixed-race Black/white writer whose short fiction has appeared in fine venues such as FIYAH, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Uncanny. A member of SFWA and HWA, she also serves as an editor for Diabolical Plots. When not reading, writing, or editing, she is likely chasing after her school-age child, daydreaming about embarking upon train journeys, or cooing over cute puppy pictures.