Alexis M. Wright is a California writer and educator based in Massachusetts. Her lyric essay “Which One is the Lifeline?” appears in The Common and was named a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2023. Her essay “The Disney Look” is included in the anthology Mamas, Martyrs, and Jezebels: Myths, Legends, and Other Lies You’ve Been Told About Black Women published by Black Lawrence Press (2024). She is an alumna of the Anaphora Writing Residency, a Tin House Scholar, and the recipient of a Contributor’s Award in Nonfiction from the Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference. She earned her MFA from the University of San Francisco and is currently working on a memoir.