Casey Jo Graham Welmers was named after a Grateful Dead song. She grew up in rural northern lower Michigan and holds a BA in English, Language and Literature from the University of Michigan. Her most recent work is published or forthcoming in Stanchion, Bending Genres, Major 7th MAgazine, BULL, wildscape. literature journal, JAKEand others. You can find her practicing written and healing arts from the Great Lakes state and at caseyjo.carrd.co.