Kirie Pedersen writes above an inland fjord where the nəxʷsƛ̕áy̕əm̕ or S’Klallam (Strong People) have lived for twelve thousand years. Other writing appears in Hunger Mountain, New Orleans Review, Quiddity, Rumpus, Juked, Cleaver, and elsewhere and can be read at http://www.kiriepedersen.com. “Getting a Life-Coming of Age with Killers” was selected as Notable for Best American Essays 2018.