Renee Gilmore is the author of Wayfinding: A Memoir. She is a neurodivergent multi-genre writer, essayist, and poet, and she fearlessly explores the illusion of happiness. Through her writing and lived experience, Gilmore proves that resilience can be practiced both by accident and intention. She holds degrees from the University of New Mexico and Hamline University, and her work has appeared in The Louisville Review, Fatal Flaw, The Museum of Americana, Pink Panther Magazine, and Writer’s Digest, among others. Gilmore is an avid traveler and has been to all seven continents. She lives in suburban Minneapolis.