{"id":2036,"date":"2026-08-14T18:56:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/?p=2036"},"modified":"2026-08-14T18:59:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:59:01","slug":"lana-m-rochel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/?p=2036","title":{"rendered":"Lana M. Rochel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Lana M. Rochel is the pen name for a writer, poet, and lyricist. Her work has appeared in BFS Horizons #10, Adelaide Literary Magazine, Redemption: The best rejected manuscripts of 2020 anthology,&nbsp;LitStream Literary Magazine,&nbsp;the 2021 Dwarf Stars anthology, Academy of the Heart and Mind, Antithesis Journal Blog, Farmer-ish, Short Story Me!, hedgerow, The Journal of Undiscovered Poets, and elsewhere.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Lana writes creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, song lyrics, and children&#8217;s literature.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Published \u2018Lana M. Rochel Author\u2019 (Podcast) in 2021. Self-published a short story and essay collection, \u2018Dance with Me\u2019, two children\u2019s books \u2018Out-of-the-Blue Adventure of Kitto Bottlenose\u2019 and \u2018Bunny Adventure Stories: Monday\u2019<strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong>and a<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>poetry collection \u2018Silky Touch and Spicy Temper\u2019 (pending).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ukrainian. Qualified ESL teacher. Moved to the UK due to the russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To get in touch, go to&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lanamrochel.com\/\">Lana M. Rochel<\/a>,&nbsp;&nbsp;follow&nbsp;Lana&nbsp;on&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lanam.rochel\/\">Instagram<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lanamrochel\/\">, Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rochel_lana\">Lana M. Rochel (@rochel_lana) \/ X<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lana M. Rochel is the pen name for a writer, poet, and lyricist. Her work has appeared in BFS Horizons #10, Adelaide Literary Magazine, Redemption: The best rejected manuscripts of 2020 anthology,&nbsp;LitStream Literary Magazine,&nbsp;the 2021 Dwarf Stars anthology, Academy of the Heart and Mind, Antithesis Journal Blog, Farmer-ish, Short Story Me!, hedgerow, The Journal of&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/?p=2036\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lana M. 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