“Josie became a lot like the jellyfish she studied. She could by turns be prickly, stinging, even deadly, yet still soft and elusive, floating along on currents not of her own making.” By Mary Akers
Mary Akers
About Mary Akers
Mary Akers is author of the award-winning short story collection, WOMEN UP ON BLOCKS, and a forthcoming collection BONES OF AN INLAND SEA (both from Press 53). She co-authored the non-fiction book ONE LIFE TO GIVE and is Editor-in-chief of the online journal r.kv.r.y. In 1999, she co-founded the Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology a marine field station located in Roseau, Dominica.