Milda De Voe (aka MM DeVoe) is an internationally published writer in multiple genres. She has won awards in literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, horror, flash fiction, essays, and continues to defy categorization with her forthcoming novel. A graduate of Columbia University’s MFA program, she is the author of the first-prize winning memoir, Book & Baby, a guide for writers who have kids (organized from infant kids to grown-and-flown). Keep up with her publications on mmdevoe.com or follow her hourly mood swings on Twitter. And if you really liked this story, subscribe to her newsletter or read her essays on Medium.