Melissa is a native New Yorker who identifies as a late bloomer, a highly sensitive introvert, and a proud mama bear to two children. An occupational therapist and writer, she has published articles in Kveller and Dorothy Parker’s Ashes; she also received an Honorable Mention in the Memoirs/Personal Essay category of the 91st Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition. Her essay “Art Is the Antidote” appears in the anthology Art In The Time Of Unbearable Crisis (June 2022). Melissa is living her authentic life with her partner and their two cats; together, they split their time between New Jersey and Provincetown, Massachusetts.
