Born on a SAC base in Washington state, raised in Alabama, Holly Pettit served as a Russian Linguist in Germany for the U.S. Army, graduated Harvard Divinity School, and worked for the homeless community in Boston. She lives in Littleton, Massachusetts. Her poems have appeared in various periodicals such as 2RiverView, Crania, and Portland's Caffeine Destiny. Her poem, "Irkutsk" won first prize in the 1st Annual Poetry competition of the e-zine Tapestry. Links to e-zines that feature her work can be accessed at: http://www.geocities.com/athens/troy/4413/.