Read the winning piece of our 2025 Nonfiction Contest “Through the Mirror” by Jessie Cato selected by Lucy Ives.

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Phoebe Peter Oathout

Phoebe Peter Oathout is a post-MFA fellow at Johns Hopkins University. Her stories have appeared in The Greensboro Review, Gulf Coast, Apogee, Bayou Magazine, and Southeast Review. Prior to moving to Baltimore, she worked in financial aid at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. You can reach her at phoebeoathout.com.