Cait West is a writer, editor, and survivor advocate working to spread awareness about the harms of religious patriarchy and authoritarianism. Rift is her first book. She was featured in the documentary For Our Daughters, and her work has been published in Dunes Review, the Revealer, Fourth Genre, Hawai'i Pacific Review, and Newsweek, among others. She lives in Traverse City, Michigan, with her cat, Sherlock. Follow her at caitwest.com.