After twenty-four years in Florida, Carol Parris Krauss relocated to Virginia. Carol was honored to be a UVA Best New Poet, and she has publications in Louisiana Lit, One Art, Schuylkill Valley Journal, Story South, and Highland Park Poetry. She was selected for Ghost City Press 2023 Micro-Chap Summer Series, and The Poetry Box released her chapbook, The Old Folks Call It God's Country.