Ryan-Ashley Anderson is a queer, neurodivergent sex worker, writer, and multidisciplinary artist who recently left a too-long advertising career writing interior design copy to pursue writing, art-making, and orgasm faking, full time. Anderson earned a BFA in Creative Writing from UNC-A, and is currently enrolled in a dual-degree masters program at PNCA, studying Critical Theory and Art. She has published with Icebreakers, X-R-A-Y, and others, and has work forthcoming in Rejection Letters, Vlad Mag, and Farewell Transmission. You can find her at ryanashleyanderson.com or on Bluesky and Substack at @FemmeInTheory