ANISSE GROSS is an award-winning freelance writer and editor. She received both her MA and MFA from San Francisco State University, where she was honored with the Graduate Award for Distinguished Achievement. Her work has appeared in TheNewYorker.com, The New York Times, The Guardian, Quartz, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Believer, Lucky Peach, The Rumpus, BuzzFeed, The Brooklyn Quarterly, and elsewhere.