Elizabeth DeBunce is a poet living in Oregon. They draw much of their inspiration from time spent in nature, hiking or camping, and the strange every-day moments that make them pause and wonder. They are currently working toward their first poetry book, which centers on concepts of family, the body (in all its iterations), and reworkings of Biblical/Ancient stories and characters that break or critique their usual depiction. They love writing as a way to change or challenge their own preconceived notions of these topics. They write to acknowledge and understand inopportune emotions, such as the moments of humor or jealousy we feel during illness or grief, and to grapple with the lineage they come from and will, inevitably, leave behind. This is why their tiers are named after egg dishes, and why puns are so prevalent on their page. Puns were their original introduction, as a child, to reversing expectations and creating unusual combinations. Eggs are something mundane and everyday that can be crafted into romantic moments, used metaphorically to describe anxiety and fear, and to subvert expectations.
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