Allison Green lives in Seattle, Washington, where she teaches English Composition at Highline College. She earned an MFA from Emerson. She is the author of Half-Moon Scar (published by St. Martin s Press) and has also had her writing published by Calyx, Bellingham Review, Defunct, Zyzzyva, Yes! Magazine, The Commons, Jumpstart, Raven Chronicles, Willow Springs, Teacher s Voice, and Evergreen Chronicles. The city of Seattle awarded her a CityArtist grant in 2010.