Kristen Orser—sometimes Kristen Crouse and very rarely Kristen Orser-Crouse—believes we are our language, our language is us.

Orser is the author of With Lorraine All Day (Artistically Declined Press) Winter, Another Wall (blossombones); Folded Into Your Midwestern Thunderstorm (Greying Ghost Press); Wilted Things (Scantily Clad Press); Squint (Dancing Girl Press); and E AT I, illustrated by James Thomas Stevens (Wyrd Tree Press). She writes about culture, food + drink in various places including Sprudge.com, The Rumpus, and Poor Taste.

Food and Beverage Writing: “Happy Coffee” At Scout On The California Coast; Shell And All: Identity, Family, And Why Immigrant Coffee Narratives Matter; Restaurant Week: Duende, La Bodega For The People; An Inside Look At The 2014 Good Food Awards Coffee Judging; Social Justice, Localism, And Chutney: A Closer Look At The Good Food Awards; THE OLD FASHIONED LEMON HABIT; The Pleasure is in the Process – A Tour of the Allagash Brewery and a Taste of Four Ale; Examiner Food and Drink Writing, Author Page