Bryana Joy is a writer, poet, and painter who works full-time sending illustrated snail mail letters all over the world. She has lived in Turkey, East Texas, and England, and currently resides with her husband in the Lehigh Valley in Eastern Pennsylvania. She writes about her travels, her sometimes-complicated relationship with God, her childhood in Turkey, and the loosed splendor of winged things—especially shorebirds. Bryana particularly enjoys helping new writers explore the magic and complexity of language, and began hosting online poetry workshop courses in early 2021. She has a thing for thunderstorms, loose-leaf tea, green countrysides, and the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Find her online at bryanajoy.com.