Jennifer Neves lives and writes in rural Maine. Author of the forthcoming essay collection Chainsaws and Cherry Burls and two previous books, Freedom Farm (North Country Press), and Backpack Like You Mean It (Mad Dash Publishing), her essays have appeared in a variety of journals, including Tulip Tree Review, Literary Mama, and Litro Online Magazine. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University.