An accomplished writer in several genres of the medium, Lorraine Devon Wilke, a Chicago native and one of eleven children, has built a library of expertly crafted work with a signature style that exudes intelligence, depth, and humor. She launched her “arts & politics” blog, Rock+Paper+Music, in 2010, and in 2011 became a popular contributor to HuffPost and other media, with essays reprinted and excerpted in academic tomes, nonfiction books, and literary journals. She maintains a column at Medium and a popular Substack, “Musings of a Creative Loudmouth.” Previous novels include After the Sucker Punch (2014), Hysterical Love (2015), and The Alchemy of Noise (2019). In 2026 she published the compilation, The Mother of My Reinvention: essays, stories & lyrical assemblages, and in Fall 2027, Sibylline Press will be publishing her next novel, The Weight of Fables. Devon Wilke lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Pete Wilke, where she stays politically active and sings with her band, Sixth & Third.