Author’s Note: “Bottom Dwelling – In Translation”– was written out of a spontaneous text message that occurred when my phone slid down my pant leg one day, and the recipient of the message, my friend Mae, instantly translated it and replied.
Kate Bowers (she/her) is a a Pittsburgh based writer who has been published in Sheila-Na-Gig, Rue Scribe, and The Ekphrastic Review. Her work appears also in the anthology “Pandemic Evolution: Poets Respond to the Art of Matthew Wolfe” by Hayley Haugen (Editor) and Matthew Wolfe (Contributor) and will appear also in the forthcoming anthology “The Gulf Tower Forecasts Rain” to be published in the spring of 2024 by Pittsburgh’s City of Asylum. Kate is an alumna of Tupelo Press’s 30/30 Project and serves as a volunteer social media team member for The Ekphrastic Review.
Mae M. Pouget (she/her) is a Virginia native. Her work has been primarily related to her 26 years as a Navy Medicine Physician, Diversity Officer and Deputy Chief of the Medical Corps.