Lori J. Torone lives in Queens, NY, with her two children and her small, black rescue dog. She teaches middle school English and is an adjunct at her alma mater, St. Joseph’s College. Lori writes lesson plans and mythic fantasy in her attic library. A novelette from her independently published collection, Through the Oak Door, inspired the dance-theater performance entitled “Revelations” by Corporeal Arts Inc. She loves medieval literature, tapestries, loose-leaf tea with honey, wearing cozy shawls or scarves and fingerless gloves, and making essential oil potions to diffuse while writing or teaching. Her favorite sport is jousting.