ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mykki Rios has inadvertently birthed a lot of poetry while trying to do their makeup or fall asleep.
Most of said poems did not ask to be born and immediately left to take their places in the sky as UFOS.
When asked about their womb, Mykki simply pointed to the aquarium full of crystalline, gestational almost-concepts, looking like plastic bags slowly actualizing into immortal jellyfish and evening gowns.
Mykki only has a home because others hold onto holiday decorations year round.
Mykki is a basement dwelling entity, always out of season, spring florals in autumn, and all their leaves falling salacious at the feet of Easter.
Mykki only shows up in photos that were never of them. Fashion bloggers gush about how the hem of their dress conceals their lack of physical form.
Look how the eyelashes flutter soundless like high tea being served.
Notice how the exuberant hat complements the unearthly abundance of phantom features.
Museums begin from a deep, gnashing lust to simply observe.
Mykki’s touches are an archival, and you are welcome to come inside.

Mykki Rios is a queer genderfluid Mexican-American writer, performer and multimedia artist. Raised in Chicago, and having lived many places across the globe, they recently returned home to the Windy City. Mykki has had works featured in issues of Welter, Meat For Tea: The Valley Review, Random Sample Review, Smoke and Mold Journal, The Normal School, Apparition Literature, BRAWL Lit, Synkroniciti Magazine, HAD, Tampa Review, Anti-Heroin Chic, Londemere Lit, and more. They were also a finalist in Lupercalia Press’ 2022 Chapbook Series Contest.