Rey Terciero (also known as Rex Ogle) grew up visiting his grandparents in Tennessee, where he fell in love with the Smoky Mountains and Dolly Parton. He is a queer writer who has always been fascinated by classic literature and is enjoying reimagining old stories with modern and queer sensibilities. He is the author of the graphic novels Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy and Northranger, among others.