Jennifer Davis was born and raised in Alabama, where she grew up exploring the banks of Lake Martin and the Tallapoosa River. In 2001, she received her MFA from the University of Alabama; she now lectures at the University of Miami. Davis's stories have been published in such journals as the Apalachee Review, Greensboro Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, and Crab Orchard Review.

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