Originally from St. Louis, I started writing poetry as a kid and have been writing regularly ever since. I was one of the co-creators of a regional non-profit literary magazine (based in Missouri) that was created in the spirit of free expression through writing and supported a local domestic abuse shelter. While living in Nashville, I became a regular on the spoken word circuit and was featured in an amateur documentary on Nashville spoken word. ***NOTE FROM ADMIN: Mischca's poem "Exit 25" has been published in the June 15 - July 15, 2010 print edition of Hennen's Observer.***