Becca (she/her) is a queer kid, born and raised in Chicago. She is working hard to graduate early from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a degree in English and a concentration in Professional Writing, hopefully moving on to travel the world and write some stories about what she finds out there. She loves monochromatic fashion, 60s jazz, making out in sweaty, glitter-stained music venues, and the feeling of washing away all her sins in the glorious waves of Lake Michigan. She hopes to cut ties with the capitalistic rat-race and escape to the woods one day with her true soulmates: books and music. You can do her, and yourself, the magical favor of following her on Instagram @bonemanbecca.
“God,” I thought, “I really wish I could share my acceptance into the Writer’s Cohort with my family.” I had already told everyone else important to me. As with
