{"id":27184,"date":"2026-05-17T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/?p=27184"},"modified":"2026-05-09T14:28:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T18:28:38","slug":"10-9-2016-awr-fear-of-being-swallowed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/?p=27184","title":{"rendered":"10.9.2016 AWR: Fear of Being Swallowed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Powerful<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Haunting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Ominous<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Backwards glance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Inevitable<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Adversity<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-674.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-674.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-674.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-674-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Rouletters gathered to clear the air about their fears, fictional or otherwise. Check out the Fear Confessions at the end of this post.<a href=\"https:\/\/austinwritersroulette.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2-group-shot.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-675.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-675.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-675.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-675-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">And all but one of us were on time! Just compare the two pictures to see who.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Click on the video link below to view the performances of the featured artists:\u00a0<strong>Udelle Robinson, Donna Dechen Birdwell, Robert Carranza, Teresa Y. Roberson, Brian Grosz, &amp; SuperThom.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Austin Writers Roulette &quot;Fear of Being Swallowed&quot; at Malvern Books 10\/9\/16 pt. 1\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rj9Rt42RPgU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-676.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-676.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-676.png 466w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-676-233x300.png 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Udelle Robinson\u00a0<\/strong>detailed the fear of being swallowed in Biblical proportions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-677.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-677.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-677.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-677-300x280.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Donna Dechen Birdwell<\/strong>\u00a0read an excerpt from her novel,\u00a0<em>Flight of the Owl.<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/austinwritersroulette.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5-robert.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-678.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-678.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-678.png 450w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-678-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Robert Carranza<\/strong>\u00a0examined facets of death through poetry.<a href=\"https:\/\/austinwritersroulette.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/6-me.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-679.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-679.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-679.png 292w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-679-146x300.png 146w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Teresa Y. Roberson<\/strong>\u00a0read an except from her never-ending editing thriller writing project,\u00a0<em>The Fear of Being Swallowed.<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/austinwritersroulette.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/7-brian.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-680.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-680.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-680.png 450w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-680-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Brian Grosz<\/strong>\u00a0shared his brand of haunting ghost tales from his childhood in Connecticut to present-day Austin.<a href=\"https:\/\/austinwritersroulette.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/8-thom.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-681.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-681.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-681.png 450w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-681-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Thom the World Poet<\/strong>\u00a0highlighted the real-life hauntings of social and political spheres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Click on the video link below to view the performances of the open mic\u00a0artists:\u00a0<strong>Donna Dechen Birdwell, Udelle Robinson, Steve Pressler, Nori Hubert, Hope Ruiz, Stephanie, Tia Boyd, Brian Grosz, &amp; SuperThom.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Austin Writers Roulette &quot;Fear of Being Swallowed&quot; at Malvern Books 10\/9\/16 pt. 2\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J7JWHJqFtl8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-682.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-682.png 524w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-682-262x300.png 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Donna Dechen Birdwell<\/strong>\u00a0started the open mic with her weapon of choice: a pen, which hits the head and the heart simultaneously.<a href=\"https:\/\/austinwritersroulette.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-udelle.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-683.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-683.png 430w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-683-215x300.png 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Udelle Robinson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-684.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-684.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-684.png 450w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-684-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Steve Pressler<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/austinwritersroulette.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/12-nori.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-685.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-685.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-685.png 450w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-685-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Nori Hubert<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/austinwritersroulette.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/13-hope.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-686.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"388\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-686.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-686.png 388w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-686-194x300.png 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Hope Ruiz<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/austinwritersroulette.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14-stephanie.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-687.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-687.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-687.png 450w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-687-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Stephanie Johnson<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/austinwritersroulette.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/15-tia.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-688.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-688.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-688.png 450w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-688-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Tia Boyd<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/austinwritersroulette.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-brian.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-690.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-690.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-690.png 450w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-690-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Brian Grosz<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/austinwritersroulette.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/17-thom.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-692.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-692.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-692.png 450w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-692-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Thom the World Poet<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Fear Confessions<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/austinwritersroulette.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/18-joe.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-693.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-693.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-693.png 440w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-693-220x300.png 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Joe<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/austinwritersroulette.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/18-joe.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-694.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-694.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-694.png 392w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-694-196x300.png 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Teresa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-695.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-695.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-695.png 450w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-695-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Thom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-696.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-696.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-696.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-696-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Udelle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-697.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-697.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-697.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-697-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Donna<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-698.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-698.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-698.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-698-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-698-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Nori<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-699.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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