RACHEL BASH is a prose editor for Magpie. She’s a recovering academic and writer wending her way (often on foot) across the streets, paths, and trails of the Omaha area. She has written a dissertation, the best part of which was the writing itself along with those little moments in the margins of the novels where magic happened.

She currently collaborates with students in writing, literature, and life design classrooms, and she has supported students in retention-based programs at two different universities.

She writes about family, travel, and the seeking of small delights. She has a passion for storytelling and agrees with Patti Smith that a good coffee shop is a "portal to where."