Kristin FitzPatrick has been teaching writing at SCPS since 2007. She is a graduate of DePaul’s MA in Writing program as well as Cal State Fresno’s MFA program. Kristin is the author of My Pulse is an Earthquake, a short story collection published in September 2015 by West Virginia University Press. Her work has appeared in Colorado Review, The Southeast Review, Best of Gival Press Short Stories, Epiphany, and other journals. Her writing has also been chosen for the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize, The New Short Fiction Series, and Stories on Stage. She is the recipient of fellowships from the Jentel Artist Residency Program and The Seven Hills School. http://www.kristinfitzpatrick.com