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Hayli May Cox is a PhD Candidate studying English/Creative Writing and Women's and Gender Studies at The University of Missouri, though she's really a Michigander. She currently serves as Editorial and Publicity Assistant for Persea Books as well as Nonfiction editor at Doubleback Review. In her free time Hayli paints, builds with Lego, critter watches, and hikes around with a backpack full of field guides.

"One Peculiar Organism" and "Tundra Blue"

Jailbait: A Geometric Proof

Mom’s eyes are on the ultrasound as she inserts the catheter into my cervix. Her latex gloves are purple and make her hand feel less cold against my knee. I turned twenty-eight today, and she thinks I’m ready.

The Evelyns

You are at a frat party in Michigan—your first and only. Your cousin invited you to see the snow sculptures the houses erect every winter, mythical beasts glistening under clear February sky.

Hayli May Cox

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