I write stories for baby boomer women. Some of these stories have been published in The New Yorker, Redbook and several literary magazines. I've published a novel, Sisters (Putnam's, Berkley); a memoir, Riptides (Epigraph Books); and reams of community journalism. Right now I write Travels with Sizzle, on Substack—decidedly not a sweet dog story. I received two grants from the NY Foundation for the Arts: one in nonfiction, for Therapy Dogs, an excerpt from Riptides, and one in fiction for The Secretary, a short story published in The New Yorker. I have an M.A. in creative writing from City College, where Sisters won the DeJur Award. My day jobs were in arts administration (Publications Director, Poets & Writers, Inc.) and editing (Editorial Director, Publications Office, Bard College). After a lifetime in New York—city and state—I now live in San Diego, where I am, finally, warm enough. More at debbymayer.com.