Bet­sy Aldredge is a for­mer mag­a­zine edi­tor turned com­mu­ni­ca­tions pro­fes­sion­al who has worked in the non­prof­it sec­tor, the arts, and the Jew­ish com­mu­ni­ty, includ­ing sev­er­al years at the Muse­um of Jew­ish Her­itage in New York City. She is the coau­thor of Sasquatch, Love, and Oth­er Imag­i­nary Things. She lives in Con­necti­cut with her hus­band, daugh­ter, and res­cued cats and dog, who all hog the couch.