Mary Fifield is a traveling story writer with an enduring connection to Latin America. Her fiction has appeared in J Journal, Midway Journal, and others. Her short story "Cliff Dwellers" was nominated for a Pushcart prize, and her writing on international community development will be appear in a new anthology by Practical Action Publishing. She earned an MFA in creative writing from San Diego State University and is working on a short story collection. For now, her home base is Portland, Oregon.