Julie M. Rodriguez is a short story and opinion writer, visual artist, and freelance editor. Her fiction has been published by Torquere Press, Paragraph Planet, Trapeze Mag, and more. She has written over 400 nonfiction articles, essays, and blog posts on social justice issues, education, and the environment for outlets including Salon, Inhabitat, and Care2 Causes. When she's not publishing flash fiction on her blog, Truth is Weirder, Julie edits an online magazine for writers, The Renegade Word. She lives in Portland, OR, with her husband and two neurotic cats.