The Team
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Erin Michaela Sweeney (she/her) writes, speaks, and teaches about the healing potential of mindful creative self-expression. For twenty years she was an east coast editor but returned to Southern California in 2011 for spa days (aka life-saving blood cancer treatments) at City of Hope. Yes, there’s a memoir. When not supporting contributors to Inlandia Institute’s journal as managing editor, Erin shares musings about how to embrace rejection at 100 Rejections Club. Her personal Substack will include living with disabilities, coparenting when the shared reality Venn diagram is a sliver, discovering the ace community, and more. Erin loves her child unconditionally and forever humbly serves Rexi the cat queen.
Robin Cangie (she/her) is a creative writer who daylights as a marketing consultant. She has had many jobs and identities over the years — awkward middle schooler, pretentious theater geek, aspiring academic, ethically conflicted marketing professional, and other stuff along the way. First and foremost, however, she considers herself a writer. She has loved creative writing since age eight, yet spent much of her adult life writing only for her job or not at all. She started Creative Letters to help her get back in touch with the joy of creating for its own sake. She also publishes Easeful Marketing, a marketing Substack for people who hate marketing.
Robin Taylor (he/him) has been a wordsmith since the second grade. He comes from a long line of storytellers and embellishers. He didn’t set out to be a transgender activist, but creating space for trans and queer folks to find our community has brought him a special kind of transjoy he wouldn’t give up for anything. Robin’s writing connects the human aspects of parenting, growing food in his backyard, traveling, and navigating his gender transition in midlife. He’s kind of a mess, but it’s all a good laugh to be had with friends.