Missy Church, a Bay Area resident since 1996, has been writing poetry and flash since her teens. She has appeared in numerous readings in San Francisco and Oakland. Her memoir/bio/novelish thing, Church, is coming soon. She prides herself on co-creating a tiny human in the form of a boy. He enjoys long walks and Pee Wee Herman.

Missy is a member of 9st Writing Group, Anger Management Reading Series and runs The Naked Bulb, an open mic, out of her Oakland backyard.