Telaina Morse Eriksen is the author of "Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child," winner of the 2017 Bisexual Award for Nonfiction, the short fiction "The City of God," and "Debitage," a chapbook of poems. Her poems, stories, and essays have appeared in Under the Sun, Ars Medica, Nelle, and many other literary magazines. She was a finalist in the Ninth Letter Literary Awards for Nonfiction in 2024. She is the proud mom of two adult children, and she lives in Michigan with her husband and her dog.