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by Corinne Pines

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This piece is part of our Winter 2022 print issue, available for purchase here.

Corinne Pines

Corinne Pines is a 24-year-old student from Baltimore, Maryland. She is a proud queer, Jewish woman who enjoys creative writing in all forms as an expression of identity. She currently lives in New Jersey with her cat Donatella Purrsace and eats too much Thai food. Corinne can be found at @corinnepines on Instagram and @crinfinite on Twitter.

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