If You Ever Find Yourself

Emerging Writer Series

Every two weeks (and sometimes more), I am publishing work from an emerging writer. This week, an essay from Erika J. Simpson. Erika holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Kentucky and is the recipient of the 2021 MFA Award in Nonfiction. Having completed her first writers’ room at HBO, she is working on a memoir. Erika is a southern…