The Top was accepted as part of the MSU Library Short Edition call for work on the theme of “recovery,” in coordination with the MSU Broad Art Museum's exhibit of Beverly Fishman's art, also called Recovery. Mary Christine Kane lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota where she works in marketing and is a volunteer for the arts, parks and animal rescue. She earned an MFA from Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including Bluestem; The Buffalo Anthology, Right Here, Right Now; Ponder Review and others. Her poetry chapbook, Between the stars where you are lost, was published in 2019 by Finishing Line Press. Mary can be found online at marychristinekane.com.