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Maddy Mikinski
Contributing EditorMaddy Mikinski is a freelance journalist and lecturer at the University of Kansas. She holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and English from KU, and a master’s degree in Romantic & Victorian Studies from the University of St Andrews. She’s currently on a quest to make the perfect pie crust.