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I'm a fan of baby elephants, but really, who isn't?</div></div></div></div></div><div class="ntent-person"><div class="ontend-rear2-ProfileAndPublitnHoverCard-module__rd--J_wFE"><div class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Box-module__display-flex--ZqeZt ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-directn-lumn--Rq7pk ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-gap-16--TpblU ontend-pencraft-Box-module__paddg-8--wF5Sz"><div class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Box-module__display-flex--ZqeZt ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-jtify-space-between--NvIcg"><a href="><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset=" /><img src=" siz="100vw" alt style="width: 64px; height: 64px;" width="128" height="128" class="ontend-ponents-rponsive_img-module__img--Pgjj2 ontend-rear2-Avatar-module__avatar--nE_uY" /></picture></a></div><div class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Box-module__display-flex--ZqeZt ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-directn-lumn--Rq7pk ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-gap-6--lHgtr"><a style="text-ratn: none;" href="><h3 class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Text-module__size-20--rvGME ontend-pencraft-Text-module__le-height-24--lgb2s ontend-pencraft-Text-module__weight-bold--Ps9DB ontend-pencraft-Text-module__font-display--KlbfE ontend-pencraft-Text-module__lor-pub-primary-text--RzL7j ontend-pencraft-Text-module__ret--dW0zZ ontend-rear2-ProfileAndPublitnHoverCard-module__hoverCardTle--l2ryd">Megan Pillow<span style="whe-space: nowrap; posn: relative; top: 2px; left: 2px;"> <div class="ontend-pencraft-unstable-UserBadge-module__leContaer--_nMrK"><span><svg role="img" style="height: 20px; width: 20px;" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 40 40" fill="#FF6719" stroke-width="1.8" stroke="#000" xmlns="><g><tle></tle><path d="M17.4385 1.2681C19.3988 0.456149 21.6012 0.45615 23.5615 1.2681L31.5807 4.58976C33.5409 5.40172 35.0983 6.95911 35.9102 8.91933L39.2319 16.9385C40.0439 18.8988 40.0439 21.1012 39.2319 23.0615L35.9102 31.0807C35.0983 33.0409 33.5409 34.5983 31.5807 35.4102L23.5615 38.7319C21.6012 39.5439 19.3988 39.5439 17.4385 38.7319L9.41933 35.4102C7.45911 34.5983 5.90171 33.0409 5.08976 31.0807L1.7681 23.0615C0.956149 21.1012 0.95615 18.8988 1.7681 16.9385L5.08976 8.91933C5.90172 6.95911 7.45911 5.40171 9.41933 4.58976L17.4385 1.2681Z" fill="#FF6719" stroke="transparent"></path><path d="M27.1666 15L17.9999 24.1667L13.8333 20" stroke="whe" stroke-width="4" stroke-lep="round" stroke-lejo="round"></path></g></svg></span></div></span></h3></a><div class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Text-module__size-16--fFowu ontend-pencraft-Text-module__le-height-24--lgb2s ontend-pencraft-Text-module__weight-normal--s54Wf ontend-pencraft-Text-module__font-text--QmNJR ontend-pencraft-Text-module__lor-pub-sendary-text--OzRTa ontend-pencraft-Text-module__clamp--a1dYM ontend-pencraft-Text-module__clamp-4--UtLMJ ontend-pencraft-Text-module__ret--dW0zZ ontend-pencraft-Text-module__body3--xcwfZ">Megan Pillow holds an MFA and a Ph.D. She is project manager for Roxane Gay and -edor of The Audacy. Her work has appeared , among other plac, Electric Lerature, The Believer, Guerni, and The Bt Amerin Mystery and Spense 2022.</div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="people-lumn"><div class="ntent-person"><div class="ontend-rear2-ProfileAndPublitnHoverCard-module__rd--J_wFE"><div class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Box-module__display-flex--ZqeZt ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-directn-lumn--Rq7pk ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-gap-16--TpblU ontend-pencraft-Box-module__paddg-8--wF5Sz"><div class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Box-module__display-flex--ZqeZt ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-jtify-space-between--NvIcg"><a href="><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset=" /><img src=" siz="100vw" alt style="width: 64px; height: 64px;" width="128" height="128" class="ontend-ponents-rponsive_img-module__img--Pgjj2 ontend-rear2-Avatar-module__avatar--nE_uY" /></picture></a></div><div class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Box-module__display-flex--ZqeZt ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-directn-lumn--Rq7pk ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-gap-6--lHgtr"><a style="text-ratn: none;" href="><h3 class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Text-module__size-20--rvGME ontend-pencraft-Text-module__le-height-24--lgb2s ontend-pencraft-Text-module__weight-bold--Ps9DB ontend-pencraft-Text-module__font-display--KlbfE ontend-pencraft-Text-module__lor-pub-primary-text--RzL7j ontend-pencraft-Text-module__ret--dW0zZ ontend-rear2-ProfileAndPublitnHoverCard-module__hoverCardTle--l2ryd">Aubrey Hirsch</h3></a><div class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Text-module__size-16--fFowu ontend-pencraft-Text-module__le-height-24--lgb2s ontend-pencraft-Text-module__weight-normal--s54Wf ontend-pencraft-Text-module__font-text--QmNJR ontend-pencraft-Text-module__lor-pub-sendary-text--OzRTa ontend-pencraft-Text-module__clamp--a1dYM ontend-pencraft-Text-module__clamp-4--UtLMJ ontend-pencraft-Text-module__ret--dW0zZ ontend-pencraft-Text-module__body3--xcwfZ">Aubrey Hirsch is a wrer and illtrator livg New York. Her stori, says and ics have appeared The New York Tim, Vox, TIME, The Nib, Black Warrr Review, Amerin Short Fictn and elsewhere.</div></div></div></div></div><div class="ntent-person"><div class="ontend-rear2-ProfileAndPublitnHoverCard-module__rd--J_wFE"><div class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Box-module__display-flex--ZqeZt ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-directn-lumn--Rq7pk ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-gap-16--TpblU ontend-pencraft-Box-module__paddg-8--wF5Sz"><div class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Box-module__display-flex--ZqeZt ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-jtify-space-between--NvIcg"><a href="><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset=" /><img src=" siz="100vw" alt style="width: 64px; height: 64px;" width="128" height="128" class="ontend-ponents-rponsive_img-module__img--Pgjj2 ontend-rear2-Avatar-module__avatar--nE_uY" /></picture></a></div><div class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Box-module__display-flex--ZqeZt ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-directn-lumn--Rq7pk ontend-pencraft-Box-module__flex-gap-6--lHgtr"><a style="text-ratn: none;" href="><h3 class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Text-module__size-20--rvGME ontend-pencraft-Text-module__le-height-24--lgb2s ontend-pencraft-Text-module__weight-bold--Ps9DB ontend-pencraft-Text-module__font-display--KlbfE ontend-pencraft-Text-module__lor-pub-primary-text--RzL7j ontend-pencraft-Text-module__ret--dW0zZ ontend-rear2-ProfileAndPublitnHoverCard-module__hoverCardTle--l2ryd">Uma Dwivedi</h3></a><div class="pencraft ontend-pencraft-Box-module__ret--VfQY8 ontend-pencraft-Text-module__size-16--fFowu ontend-pencraft-Text-module__le-height-24--lgb2s ontend-pencraft-Text-module__weight-normal--s54Wf ontend-pencraft-Text-module__font-text--QmNJR ontend-pencraft-Text-module__lor-pub-sendary-text--OzRTa ontend-pencraft-Text-module__clamp--a1dYM ontend-pencraft-Text-module__clamp-4--UtLMJ ontend-pencraft-Text-module__ret--dW0zZ ontend-pencraft-Text-module__body3--xcwfZ">Uma Dwivedi is a Yale stunt om Seattle. 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