Mark Hendrickson (he/him/his) is a gay poet and writer in the Des Moines area navigating the storm and stress of daily life through wordcraft. A 2024 Pushcart and Best of the Net nominee, his work has appeared in Variant Lit, Vestal Review, Modern Haiku, Spellbinder, and others. Mark worked for many years as a Mental Health Technician on a locked psychiatric unit.