ʃiː hɐz tˈɔːt æt mˈaʊnt hˈɑːlɪˌoʊk sˈɪns jˈɪɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ænd ɪz ɐ kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾɪŋ ˈɛdɪɾɚ tə ðə hˈiːθ ænθˈɑːlədʒi ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən fˈɪkʃən.
She has taught at Mount Holyoke since year 1980 and is a contributing editor to the Heath Anthology of American Fiction.