The Passed Note Issue 2 October 2016 | Page 41

Contributor Biographies

Kari Astillero is a Filipina, twenty-two and a student majoring in Journalism. Mesmerized with the universe who is in love with poetry & nature, a non-conformist and mostly alone drinking coffee while reading, writing or thinking (sometimes daydreaming).

// T: @smilekaayyri

Nina Chiappetta has a secret – sometimes, in her head, she still refers to herself as a sixteen-year-old. She wandered after her dreams and found herself with a freshly minted MFA in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College and now has no idea what to do with it. Any ideas?

// I: ninaxcolada // T: NinaMChia

A Carlisle, PA native, Sarah Clayville is a high school teacher and parent to a toddler and a teen. With a BA in English from Dickinson College, she is also a freelance author and writing mentor. In her spare time, Sarah writes short fiction and poetry and has been published in such journals as The Threepenny Review, StoryChord, Central PA Magazine, and others. She is currently at work on a young adult novel.

// T: @SarahSaysWrite// SarahSaysWrite.com

Bri Hager is a renowned goof with a love for all that is odd. Her previous publications include the Fall 2015 edition of Metamorphose Literary. Her submitted story, “What You’ll Find,” won first prize in the contest. There were hundreds of contestants that applied.

// F: @brihager // I: @bri_hager // T: @brianna_hager