A native of Nebraska in the United States, Eva Murray taught English to refugee and immigrant populations in Peshawar, Pakistan; and in Phoenix, Chicago, Salt Lake City, and Omaha in the U.S. before turning to writing. "Low Res," the first chapter of The Odyssey of Izzy, was a finalist in Barrelhouse Magazine's "Office Life" short fiction contest in 2009. Her story, "Freelancing in the Land of Gentry" appeared in Tryst in 2009; "Cualquiera," in The Rambler, 2005; and "Warm Hands," Grub Street, 1995. She has also published articles about such artists as B.B. King, Stephane Grappelli, Etta James...