Ashaki M. Jackson, Ph.D., is a social psychologist, program evaluator and writer. Her work has appeared in CURA: A Literary Magazine of Art and Action, Obsidian, McSweeney's, Pluck! Journal of Affrilachian Arts and Culture, Midnight Breakfast, and Prairie Schooner among other journals and anthologies. The author of two chapbooks --- Surveillance (Writ Large Press, 2016) and Language Lesson (Miel, 2016) --- Jackson is Publisher at The Offing online magazine of literature and Art Share LA Board member. She lives in Los Angeles.