RYAN HAMPTON serves as an outreach lead and recovery advocate for Facing Addiction, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to ending the addiction crisis in America. He has worked with multiple non-profits across the country and served in a staff capacity for various political campaigns. A former White House staffer, HAMPTON has recovered from 10 years of active opioid use. He is a leading voice in America’s rising recovery movement. His interviews have appeared on NPR and HLN, and in Forbes, Slate, the Wall Street Journal, and others. He lives in California.
Claire Rudy Foster is the author of the short story collection I’ve Never Done This Before. She has contributed essays on queer issues, recovery, and reading at The Washington Post, Catapult, Luna Luna Magazine, and other outlets. Twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Claire’s fiction can be found in McSweeney’s, The Rumpus, QueenMobs, and other journals. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and lives in Portland, Oregon.