Candice Kelsey is in her 24th year of teaching English. Her poetry appears in Poets Reading the News and Poet Lore, among other journals; her first collection, Still I am Pushing, explores mother-daughter relationships as well as toxic body messages. She won the Two Sisters Writing Contest for her micro story, was chosen as a finalist in Cutthroat's Joy Harjo Poetry Prize, and was nominated for a Best of the Net and two Pushcarts. Find her at www.candicemkelseypoet.com and @candicekelsey1.