Dena Afrasiabi has recently watched the sun set between two continents in Istanbul, Turkey and visited a medieval Swedish prison that was once home to a famous cross-dressing thief with excellent culinary skills. Her work has been featured or is forthcoming in Enizagam, Kartika Review, Prick of the Spindle and Tremors: New Fiction by Iranian-American Writers. She holds an MFA from Rutgers University and writes and resides in Austin, Texas.
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