Shepard DiStasio (he/they) is a transmasc, disabled writer who graduated from the University of Chicago with an MA in Creative Writing and Classics. Outside of writing, playing ttrpgs, and compiling playlists for their favorite characters, Shepard is an avid enemies-to-lovers fan, poetry nerd, and quite the recliner according to their two cats, Pumpkin and Obi-Wan.