Rosalia Scalia is the author of the story collection, Stumbling Toward Grace (Unsolicited Press 2021). Her second collection, Under the Radar, is forthcoming from Unsolicited Press in January 2025. She is also the host of the literary reading series, “Literary Nights with Unsolicited Press,” streamed on Unsolicited Press’ social media accounts on alternate Wednesdays.  Her fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in Medicine and Meaning,  Big Muddy 21, Notre Dame Review, The Oklahoma Review, North Atlantic Review,  The Portland Review, and Quercus Review, among others. She holds an MA in writing from Johns Hopkins University and is a Maryland State Arts Council Independent Artist’s Award recipient. She won the Editor’s Select award from Willow Review and her short story in Pebble Lake was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She lives with her family in Baltimore City. http://www.rosaliascalia.com.