Kira Gardiner

Where My Bones Are Home: A Self-Portrait and Homage to the Woods

watercolor and acrylic ink on watercolor paper. 7.5” x 10.75”. 2022

Kira Gardiner is a writer and artist who uses her craft to explore nature and how she fits within the world. She recently graduated from the University of Albany with her BA in English and will be continuing her education with an MLitt in Creative Writing from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Some of her short stories have been published in ARCH Literary Magazine and Crow & Cross Keys. She has a forthcoming story in the HELL IS REAL anthology and a forthcoming painting in Gutslut Press's B O N E M I L K. You can find her on Twitter @kgardinerwrites.