Teal M. Chimblo is a novelist, short story writer, and poet. She weaves stories with the mysteries found in nature, folklore, and liminal spaces. She is a visual artist and has been a graphic artist, art director and teacher. She is an herbalist and grows medicinal plants on her farm in Appalachia. She grew up in the UK, Europe, and Saudi Arabia. You will most often find her wandering forests and hollers or sitting by the river with her pup, Bhakti, and the Unseen Beings.