Amanda Duarte is a writer-performer who lives in NYC. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Marie Claire, Salon, BuzzFeed & the floor of the Belasco Theatre as part of the Tony-winning Hedwig and the Angry Inch. She has performed in many storytelling events around the city, including How I Learned, The Soundtrack Series, Bare Stories & New Work New York. She is the host of the monthly artists’ salon Dead Darlings at Judson Memorial Church.

Beth Lisick is the author of five books, including the NYT bestseller Everybody Into the Pool (Harper Collins) & most recently, Yokohama Threeway and Other Small Shames (City Lights). Her work has been published in numerous anthologies including Best American Poetry, YES Is The Answer & The Post-It Note Diaries. Residencies include the RADAR Lab in Akumal, Mexico & CESTA, in Tabor, Czech Republic. She has read in bars, cafes, churches, libraries & nightclubs across the U.S. for the past twenty years. She is also an actor & co-founder of San Francisco’s Porchlight Storytelling series, now in its 14th year.