Nancy Dillon

Unique traits: I survived Catholic school and cancer, in that order. I can tap dance, solder, dismantle a bomb in a pinch, play clarinet (should have gone to Juilliard), drink a case of diet root beer in one sitting, operate heavy machinery and write without fear because I've got nothing to lose. I write weird, dark tales where the metaphorical becomes literal.

• Rosemont College

• University of Mary