Lili Louzhi holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from Old Dominion University. As a Chinese adoptee, her writing obsesses over myths versus reality, lost origins, and the long-term effects of fusing and severing. Her work can be found in Tabula Rasa Review (forthcoming), Vagabond City Lit, and 1807: An Art & Literary Journal. She currently resides in Maryland with her husband and teaches creative nonfiction at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.