Melanie Weldon-Soiset has poetry in Better Than Starbucks, Geez, Amethyst Review, and others. A New York Encounter poetry contest finalist, Melanie is a #ChurchToo survivor, former pastor for foreigners in Shanghai, and MFA student at Spalding University. She writes at melanieweldonsoiset.com, & on Twitter and Instagram @MelanieWelSoi.