Caroline Wellman is a writer and poet who grew up near the Mississippi River and now resides on land that was once home to the Sauk people.  ​She has advanced degrees in creative writing and American literature and has taught literature and writing at various colleges. Recently, she has been teaching journalism and creative writing to middle school students. Her poetry will be featured in upcoming anthology Shooting Stars at Sky--The Poetry of Play and she will have three poems published in an upcoming anthology named Missing Pieces. ​In her free time, Caroline sorts mail for the local postal service and enjoys spending time the by Mississippi River.