Susan Jackson Rodgers grew up in Connecticut and New York City. She is the author of a novel, This Must Be the Place, and two story collections: The Trouble With You Is, and Ex-Boyfriend on Aisle 6. Her fiction has appeared in journals such as New England Review, North American Review, Glimmer Train, Beloit Fiction Journal, Midwestern Gothic, Colorado Review, Quick Fiction, and Prairie Schooner. She got her B.A. from Bowdoin College, her M.A. from Kansas State University, and her M.F.A. from Bennington College. Susan currently teaches creative writing and literature Oregon State University, and directs the MFA program in creative writing. Visit her website at www.susanjacksonrodgers.com.