Erik Moyer is a creative writing PhD student and teaching fellow at the University of North Texas. He holds an MFA from the University of California, Irvine and a BS from the University of Virginia. His work has been featured in Cola Literary Review, Oxford Poetry, and Penn Review, among others, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Outside of school, he works as a data engineer.
Jokes
I was a runner in high school. We went to the state championship. And when people say they went to the state championship, that means they lost the state championship.
I was bullied as a child. My mom told me to tell my bullies, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words–” but they just went, “You hear that guys? That’s his weakness. Let’s break his bones!”