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Gender	Female
Occupation	Professor, Writer
Location	Rochester, Michigan
Introduction	I teach contemporary lit and creative writing at Oakland University in MI. I've had a literary novel (NEW LIGHT) published with a small press (Black Heron), and also write YA fiction (representation: Kelly Sonnack of Andrea Brown). I do the occasional review (used to review for PW regularly, also Rain Taxi and ABR). I am really excited by the opportunities to connect with like-minded readers and writers. The whistling puppy can be found in the first post I made. I love the little video clip because the puppy in it is very young, only a few weeks old, but it is eagerly connecting with its person, who is whistling at it. Every time the man whistles, the puppy whistles back with a reedy piping little howl. Inter-species love, baby.
Interests	Ecology, books, whistling puppies, salamanders, fellow travelers along the Writing Way

What's the most amount of sand you've ever had in your swimming trunks?

I once had so much sand in my bathing suit that it looked like I was giving birth. Only I was 11.