Celeste Rita Baker is a Virgin Islander currently flitting between the beach and the grocery store as she tries to survive the ‘Rona pandemic. Her short story collection, Back, Belly and Side, includes Speculative Fiction, Magical Realism and Reality Based Fiction, some in Caribbean Dialect and some in Standard English. A 2019 graduate of Clarion West, proud member of the Harlem Writers United and winner of the 2021 World Fantasy Award for her short story ‘Glass Bottle Dancer, Celeste used to love doing performance readings, often in costumes she made herself and hopes to again one day.