Shelley Jackson (Interview) is the author of the story collection The Melancholy of Anatomy, the acclaimed hypertexts Patchwork Girl, The Doll Games and My Body, and several children's books. Her stories and essays have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including Grand Street, Conjunctions and The Paris Review, and she is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and a Howard Foundation grant. She lives in Brooklyn and teaches at the Pratt Institute and the New School.

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11/16/03 Guardian/Observer article on "Skin."