Kathryn Bradford Heidelberger is a theologian and minister based in Chicago. She studied theology at Wheaton College (IL) and Princeton Theological Seminary. Nancy Ritter is a writer and editor based in Washington, D.C. whose work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Mockingbird, and The Hairpin. Kathryn's literary sheroes are Marilynne Robinson, Emily Dickinson, and Zadie Smith; Nancy's are Charlotte Brontë, Jane Austen, and Christina Rossetti.