Izzy Oneiric's writing has appeared in print and online publications such as South Loop Review, Wheelhouse Magazine, Opium, and Comet, and has been anthologized in Magic Mushrooms and Other Highs: From Toad Slime to Ecstasy, and It's All Good. She is the author of the chapbook Dabbling in Babylon, and for several years was the poetry editor of other magazine. She currently lives and teaches in Chicago. The "no escape" card is from the "Vertical Oracle" divination deck. Information about the deck and examples of other cards can be found at http://www.verticalpool.com/oracle.html.