Mo Piquette is a freelance writer and poet, who grew up in Middleboro, Massachusetts, attended Hofstra University and currently resides in Los Angeles. She has produced and written various short films as well as co-produced an event and publication collective called Tar’d and Feathered (www.tardandfeathered.com) and Volume III of the TF Zine. She currently serves as a Board Member for the Community Literature Initiative. Born to Waltz is her first published work.