Liza Achilles is a writer, editor, and poet in the Washington, DC, area. Her nonfiction articles have been published by the Washington Independent Review of Books and the Silent Book Club international organization. She has also written for Pleasant Rowland (the founder of American Girl) and the Obama White House. Her unpublished chapbook, Two Novembers: A Memoir of Love ’n’ Sex in Sonnets, chronicles her amorous and sexual experiences during one memorable year. She maintains an active and growing blog for readers and thinkers at lizaachilles.com.