Maria Cassano is a professional writer and editor from Long Island, New York. Her work has been published in HuffPost, Bustle, NBC, Food & Wine, The Daily Beast, and others. She also writes on Medium, where she explores topics such as relationships, feminism, and healing from dissociation. Maria holds a BA in English with a minor in creative writing from The State University of New York at New Paltz. She currently lives in Suffolk County with her partner, their two dogs, and her newfound emotions.