Ashley Cline
An avid introvert, full-time carbon-based life-form & aspiring himbo, Ashley Cline is the author of four chapbooks of poetry: "& watch how easily the jaw sings of god" (Glass Poetry Press, 2021), "electric infinities" (Variant Lit, 2023), "cowabungaly yours at the end of the world" (Gutslut Press, 2023), & "loading a new continent" (Glass Poetry Press, 2025). A two-time Pushcart nominee & Best of the Net 2020 finalist, her best at all-you-can-eat sushi is 5 rolls in 11 minutes.
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