brief author biography (2021)
Michelle Fulkerson fought her way into the world at just 23 weeks gestation. Against the odds, she survived and thrived. She began writing poetry and short stories at age 12. Around that same time, Michelle began struggling with anorexia, anxiety and depression. She kept a journal where she wrote with poignant honesty regarding her mental health struggles. Michelle wrote up until her death, just 4 months shy of her 18th birthday. Her poetry has been published in Academy of the Heart and Mind, and is scheduled for upcoming publication in Serotonin, and Writing in a Woman’s Voice.
