Nicole Graev Lipson’s writ­ing has appeared in The Sun, Vir­ginia Quar­ter­ly Review, The Get­tys­burg Review, The Mil­lions, The Wash­ing­ton Post, and The Boston Globe, among oth­er venues. Her work has been award­ed a Push­cart Prize, nom­i­nat­ed for a Nation­al Mag­a­zine Award, and select­ed for The Best Amer­i­can Essays. She lives out­side of Boston with her family.