Erin Bastow lives in Erie, PA, where she works as a child and adolescent trauma therapist. She's presented and published on the applications of expressive writing in trauma therapy. Most recently, she authored a chapter for the book EMDR and Creative Arts Therapies. Her poetry will appear in the upcoming anthology North Coast Voices. Erin writes best sitting under trees.

Bastow’s short story “Chasing Fate” appears in The Perfect Blend: A Coffee Shop-Inspired Sweet Romance Anthology (2026). Follow Bastow on Instagram @e_bastow.