Mara Lovelock (she/her) is a poet, mom, and volunteer mindfulness coach. Her poetry appears or is forthcoming in PHIL LIT Journal, Spellbinder Magazine, Literary Mama, Anodyne Magazine, Anti-Heroin Chic and The Turning Leaf Journal, among others. She is working on her first poetry collection, a memoir in verse. She is passionate about her neighborhood book club, Valkyries basketball, nature walks, weightlifting, and cooking heirloom beans. Originally from East Tennessee, she resides in Northern California with her husband and son. In addition to reading poetry for TTLJ, she serves as the Managing Editor for Housebound Magazine and a reader for The QandA Queer Zine.