Brandon Noel (he/him), lives in Northeastern Ohio and has worked as a machinist for the last ten years while writing on his breaks and brief moments of down time. His work often focuses on working-class life, and has appeared in Door-Is-A-Jar, YSU’s The Jenny, Gordon Square Review, and The Esthetic Apostle. He has two published poetry collections: Mongrel (2015) and Infinite Halves (2017), and facilitates a monthly writers group called, “The Makeshift Poets." Brandon turned 33 last December and raises two daughters, ages 10 and 5, with their mother. Find him on Twitter @The_Mongrel.