Harper, Madison is a contemporary fiction writer and essayist raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. After studying journalism at the University of Missouri, Harper spent a decade producing human-interest features for regional radio stations and writing profiles for Midwest alt-weeklies. Their short fiction has appeared in small magazines and was a finalist for the 2018 Midwestern Review Prize. Harper\'s work often centers on ordinary city blocks, found families, and the strange poetry of work, drawing on years spent freelancing out of coffee shops above hardware stores. A former community audio instructor, Harper leads storytelling workshops for public library systems and arts nonprofits. They live in Milwaukee with a rescue greyhound and too many houseplants, and can usually be found biking the Oak Leaf Trail with a pocket notebook and a thermos of strong tea.
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