a reading at Material Life in New Orleans

Xander Bilyk (he/she/they/whatever/whatchamacallit(candy bar)) used to reside in New Orleans until he got squished by a car crossing Claiborne, and became a grad student. She is pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at Hamline University in St. Paul. They write poetry and fiction, is a singer/songwriter/pianist, performs stand up comedy, and theater. Whatever currently lives in St. Paul with whatchamacallit's partner Jeremy, their cats Fern and Mistakenly, their axolotls Thackery and Salem, and a three legged one eyed chihuahua named Maxx. Photo by JD Western.