Katie Higinbotham is an Oregon writer and teacher. She holds an MFA from Western Washington University, where she was awarded the Outstanding Graduate Writer Award for her multi-genre work in nonfiction and poetry. Her current projects explore the intersections of music and activism, phobia and nature, and moving through the world as a runner. You can follow her adventures in marathon training at The Anxious Essayist. Katie teaches writing and literature at Linfield University.