About the Author

Esther M. Friesner attended Vassar College and holds a Ph.D. from Yale University. She was severely criticized by her first college English teacher for choosing Star Trek as a subject for expository writing. (Hence we learn that Creative Writing does not always mean it, especially when it's listed in a college course catalog.) The author of nineteen published, fantasies, her most recent works include Majyk by Accident, Majyk by Hook or Crook, and Majyk by Design. She is also the editor of the Alien Pregnant by Elvis! Anthology. Her short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and such magazines as Asimov's, Fantasy and Science Fiction, and Amazing. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, two children, two obstreperous cats, and as many hamsters as the market (and the cats) will bear.

 

About the Author

Esther M. Friesner attended Vassar College and holds a Ph.D. from Yale University. She was severely criticized by her first college English teacher for choosing Star Trek as a subject for expository writing. (Hence we learn that Creative Writing does not always mean it, especially when it's listed in a college course catalog.) The author of nineteen published, fantasies, her most recent works include Majyk by Accident, Majyk by Hook or Crook, and Majyk by Design. She is also the editor of the Alien Pregnant by Elvis! Anthology. Her short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and such magazines as Asimov's, Fantasy and Science Fiction, and Amazing. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, two children, two obstreperous cats, and as many hamsters as the market (and the cats) will bear.