Melanie Cole is a writer and poet from Tacoma, Washington. She holds a degree in International Relations, with minors in Political Science and Theatre from Richmond, The American International University in London. Melanie worked an eight-year career in disaster relief before opening her own floral business. Melanie has always been a writer, but had her first story published by Grit City Magazine in 2022. She has since continued to work with Grit City Mag, has been published by Dandelion Revolution Press, in the Tacoma News Tribune, and on The Mighty. Melanie has lived in London and New Orleans, but now calls Tacoma home.