Karen Lee Boren

Karen Lee Boren was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with these Midwestern roots serving as inspiration for some of her stories and characters. Currently, Karen is working as a professor at Rhode Island College. Her alma maters include the University of Wisconson-Milwaukee, where she obtained both her BA and PhD, and Wichita State University, where she earned an MFA in creative writing. Of this collection, she says: The stories themselves reflect my own deepening belief in the ability of fiction...See more

Karen Lee Boren was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with these Midwestern roots serving as inspiration for some of her stories and characters. Currently, Karen is working as a professor at Rhode Island College. Her alma maters include the University of Wisconson-Milwaukee, where she obtained both her BA and PhD, and Wichita State University, where she earned an MFA in creative writing. Of this collection, she says: The stories themselves reflect my own deepening belief in the ability of fiction to bring us closer to other people than any other artistic medium. In a way, fiction brings us closer to other people than actual life. See less