Amanda Jaros Champion is a writer and editor who has lived in Ithaca since 2000. Her place-based writing has been published in a variety of magazines and newspapers including Life in the Finger Lakes Magazine, DEC Conservationist, and Highlights for Children, as well as literary journals including Appalachia, Stone Canoe, and Newfound. Find her at amandakjaros.com and on Instagram @amandajaroschampion.