"Daddy's Girl" by Willow Noelle Groskreutz
– “Isn’t your dad like a cult leader?”
I was approached by a caramel coyote, slipping out of a convertible Camaro.
Willow Noelle Groskreutz is a creative writer based in Mooresville, North Carolina. In 2023, she self-published Mundane Magic, a collection of Southern-inspired lyric essays about finding wonder in everyday places. Willow is a recipient of the 2025 Artist Support Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council and looks forward to furthering her writing career.