Charlee Dyroff is the author of the debut novel Loneliness & Company, a 2024 Indie Next Pick.

Her work has appeared in Guernica, Slate, Lapham’s Quarterly, the Southwest Review, and more. One of her essays was selected for The Best American Food Writing of 2019. Originally from Boulder, Colorado, Charlee currently lives in Brooklyn.

Photograph by Grace Ann Leadbeater