Caedra Scott-Flaherty is a writer and journalist based in the Lower Hudson Valley. She writes about dance for Observer, Pointe Magazine, Dance Teacher, The Brooklyn Rail, and thINKingDANCE. Her poems, stories, and essays have appeared in The Rumpus, One Story, New England Review, and elsewhere. She has received fellowships and grants from Millay Arts, the Brooklyn Arts Council, and Murphy Writing at Stockton University.