Nancy Dixon teaches English and chairs the English Program at Dillard University. She has edited several books about New Orleans, its literature, and history, and she served as executive editor of New Orleans and the World: 1718-2018 Tricentennial Anthology. Leslie Petty is professor of English and the T.K. Young Chair of English Literature at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. Her work has appeared in journals such as Studies in the American Short Story and Legacy. She also serves as executive coordinator for the American Literature Association.