Cowan is a public historian, folk artist, and naturalist from Cape Cod whose work engages with the legacy of maritime culture, traditional music, and queer rural existence. Their pottery has been exhibited at venues including the Charlie Cummings Gallery and NCECA, and their writing and research has appeared everywhere from folklore anthologies to your favorite house museums. Cowan currently serves as Associate Director and Archivist at the Edward Gorey House and is an incoming MFA student in creative nonfiction at Warren Wilson College. When not writing or working, Cowan enjoys long walks in the mud and honking at tourists.