Author Biography and Bibliography

Born near Philadelphia in the summer of 1963, Jessica Reisman now lives in Austin, Texas. An animal and movie lover, she has a master's degree in creative writing, but found Clarion (West) much more to the point. She has been a number of things, including, but not limited to (and in no particular order), an art house film projectionist, house painter, blueberry raker, art director, high school dropout, teaching assistant, graduate student, and researcher. Besides fiction, she has written locally produced and nationally aired radio plays, short films, film reviews, and lots of other stuff. There's a quote from writer Chantal Chawaf of which she is fond: "The word must comfort the body." And give the mind places to go.





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