Cleaver newsletter editor Layla Murphy is an Iranian-American writer—when she’s not being a refugee resettlement case manager, a restaurant host, or a Spanish tutor, that is. While a student at the University of Pennsylvania, she co-founded Quake Magazine, a publication dedicated to exploring sex and sexuality through art. Read her essays and poetry on a personal blog: aslongastherearepoppies.wordpress.com. Got a Writing Tip for our newsletter and feature? Email her at [email protected].