As a fine art professional, Mar has wielded katanas and handled Lady Gaga’s shoes. As a veterinary assistant, she has cared for hairless cats, hedgehogs, and, one time, a coyote. As a writer, her short fiction can be found in Analog, Strange Horizons, Escape Pod, and many other publications. She is a reader for Interstellar Flight Press and Diabolical Plots and a graduate of the Wayward Wormhole. She resides in the Pacific Northwest or can be found on various social media @‌MaroftheBooks.