A versatile Southeastern writer, Tremaine L. Loadholt has been published in literary journals, anthologies, and magazines, and has also published three poetry books: Pinwheels and Hula Hoops, Dusting for Fingerprints, and A New Kind of Down. She’s editor and creative director for Quintessence: A Literary Magazine of Featured Medium Writers. She lives in Central North Carolina with her pleasantly silent Red-Footed Tortoise, Zumi. Her artistic expressions can be found at A Cornered Gurl, Medium, and Substack.