Miranda Merklein
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Miranda Merklein was born in Asheville, North Carolina and germinated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She plans to publish Journal of Truth and Consequence until the end of time. She is currently a PhD candidate in creative writing at the University of Southern Mississippi. She holds an MA in liberal arts from St. John's College and a BA in political science from College of Santa Fe. Merklein's work has appeared or is forthcoming in: Oxford American, The Columbia Review, Natural Bridge, Iron Horse Literary Review, South Carolina Review, VOX, Permafrost, Big Muddy, Epicenter, Southern Poetry Anthology II, Neon (UK), Concho River Review, RiverSedge, Grasslimb, Crucible, Oregon East Magazine, Kokako (New Zealand), Meridian Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, Earthships Anthology, Touchstone, Vision Magazine, offcourse, The Binnacle, and others.
