Anita Goveas worked for many years as a speech and language therapist before using those people skills to create characters instead.  She is British-Asian and based in London, where she lives with her husband and a pet orchid. She was first published in the 2016 London Short Story Prize anthology, most recently in former cactus mag, Litro, New Flash Fiction Review, Porridge and Longleaf Review. She tweets erratically @coffeeandpaneer