Nikoletta Gjoni is a fiction and creative nonfiction writer living outside of Washington, D.C. Her work has appeared in the 2023 Rising Stars London Independent Story Prize anthology and has been previously nominated for the PEN/Robert J. Dau prize, Best of the Net, and Best Microfiction. She is currently at work on her first novel. View Gjoni's publications at www.ngjoni.com or follow her on Twitter @NikiGjoni.