ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
          Alexa Almira is a first-year student from San Mateo working toward a major in Ecology at San Francisco State University. Although she ultimately belongs in nature, reaching the conclusion that she wanted to become an ecologist was not easy. She went from being a Dietetics/Nutrigenomics major, to an Experimental Animation major, to an English Literature major before finally deciding to go with Ecology. In her spare time, she makes certain that all of these different interests stay present in her life. For example, she just finished working on her most recent stop-motion claymation short film called “Forgive Me,” which involved a handmade cherry blossom tree and replica of her kitchen all made from clay.
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          ​Alexa has spent a good portion of her life reading and writing fiction in both English and Spanish. She has been working on her most recent novelette One Way Ticket To Mars for the past two years. Just a few of her favorite fictional works include The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, Black Tickets by Jayne Anne Phillips, and A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway. She loves analyzing and discussing pretty much any piece of fiction, so if you see her around and want to engage in an awesome discussion about a book you’ve read, please do not hesitate to approach her. She’s very friendly.