Jones, Aubrey J.: - Aubrey is a mother of two, aspiring coffee master, certified spiritual coach, and now, an author. Prior to starting her transition in 2021, Aubrey worked as a full-time youth pastor for 11 years after attending Eastern University to study youth ministry. She left the church and organized religion at the end of 2020 during a global pandemic, 21 years after "giving her life to Christ." Many of the poems you find in this book are the result of her processing the trauma she experienced with the church and the lasting impact it's had on her. Aubrey hopes that her readers transgender and cisgender alike can see themselves in the poems she's penned. More than anything, she wishes that her experience in leaving Christianity and living her truth will give hope to people in the LGBTQIA+ community. That they know that they are not alone. When Aubrey is not momming or tasting coffees with her coworkers, she spends her time writing, playing with her dog Roscoe, foraging for wild mushrooms, and skating for the Rockstar Roller Derby team out of Pottstown, PA who have been an incredible source of love and support over the last year.