Meca'Ayo (Tameca L Coleman) is a multi-genre writer, itinerant nerd, sound maker, massage therapist, zine maker, and point and shoot art dabbler who currently lives in Denver, Colorado. Their writing and photography have been featured in literary magazines, art exhibits, newspapers, and other venues and publications on and offline. Some publications of art and writing include DARIA Art Magazine, Femme Salée, Denver Westword, East Window, Rigorous Magazine, The Colorado Independent, Heavy Feather Review, Lambda Literary, just femme & dandy magazine, Inverted Syntax, Full Stop Literary Reviews, and Ottawa Design Club. Meca’Ayo completed their MFA in poetry and fiction at Regis’ Mile-High MFA inaugural cohort (yay, Aspens!). Their first book, an identity polyptych, debuted from The Elephants in 2021. They are a current artist resident at CAST 108 Arts Studios in Englewood, Colorado.