Jessica Reisman grew up on the east coast of the U.S., was a teenager on the west coast, and now lives in Austin, Texas. She dropped out of highschool and now has a master's degree. She is a writer, an animal lover, a reader, and movie aficionado. You can find her short fiction in magazines and anthologies; her first novel, THE Z RADIANT, was published by Five Star in 2004. Find out more at www.storyrain.com. Her blog is at jess-ka.livejournal.com.