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On July 17, 1955, Richelle Lee Slota was one of 200 third Graders selected to open Disneyland by running across the drawbridge into Fantasyland. She’s been running into Fantasyland ever since. Richelle (formerly known as Richard) is the author of the forth coming poetry collection, Letters to My Dead Name, the poetry chapbook, Famous Michael, the novel, Stray Son, and the non-fiction book, Captive Market: Commercial Kidnapping Stories from Nigeria. Her short play, We All Walk In Shoes Too Small, was produced at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. The long poem, Famous Michael, was staged by Solano Repertory Company in northern California as a play. She has earned BA’s in Psychology and Theatre Arts and a MA in Creative Writing. Her poems have appeared in such publications as Caveat Lector, Quercus, Rogue Agent, Pratik, One Act, Blue Buildings, engine(idling, Yellow Mama, and Yellow Silk. She lives in San Francisco. She is a Meter Mentor to women learning meter on Annie Finch’s online community, Poetry Witchery Community. She has three grown children. She is an Army vet.