Paula Whyman

About the Author

Paula Whyman's first book was You May See a Stranger, an award-winning linked short story collection. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The American Scholar, and on NPR, and in journals including McSweeney’s Quarterly, Virginia Quarterly Review, Ploughshares, and The Hudson Review. She is a fellow of MacDowell, Yaddo, The Studios of Key West, and VCCA. Her work on this book has been supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council and grants and residencies from Oak Spring Garden Foundation. She spends her time on a mountain in Virginia with her husband and a mercurial standard poodle. Visit Paula online at paulawhyman.com.