Marissa Isch is a mother, teacher, and writer from Denver Colorado. She graduated from Pratt Institute in 2008 and between 2008-2011, she published dozens of poems & short stories in literary journals, and wrote & directed three one-act philosophical comedies for Off-Broadway. Then her “mother†and “teacher†roles took over “writer†for nearly a decade but she began writing again in 2020. She has since published short stories in "The Dillydoun Review," "Twenty Bellows," & a poem in "Dreamstone Summer Anthology." Forthcoming in "Millennial Pulp," "The Story Behind the Poem," and her own poem collection “My Muse Is A Night Owl" (Bookleaf Publishing). She was awarded an Author Fellowship from Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative writing, 2021. Marissa is currently in the Community Litature Initiative Poetry Publishing program, completing her poetry collection on Emily Roebling.