Anna Jordan is a writer and Assistant Professor of English at Westmont College. She lives in Santa Barbara, California with her husband and four children. She holds a BA in English Literature from Westmont College and an MFA in Creative Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her short stories and essays have appeared on Cup of Jo, Verily Magazine, Literary Mama, Flash Fiction Magazine, Mother.ly, and elsewhere. Before transitioning into full-time academia, Anna served as the Director of Cre