Lauren Wheeler writes poetry, fiction, and about the places where the personal, the political, and pop culture intersect. She sometimes contributes to Black Nerd Problems (blacknerdproblems.com). After years in the video game industry, she now works on self-driving cars in San Francisco and lives in Oakland with a five-year-old, her spouse, and two brown dogs. Find her online at laurenwheeler.com and as @fightingwords at Twitter.