J. M. Patrick lives in Connecticut where she spends weekdays secretly checking her email and at a desk in a cubicle decorated with a Marilyn Monroe calendar. She spends weekends with her fiancé and his daughter, drawing beaches on the sidewalk and collecting Micah in a big red party cup. She is told she speaks French in her sleep. She writes to find out who she is speaking to. Her work has appeared in Gorlan, Edifice Wrecked, Amarillo Bay, and Long Story Short. She can be found online at www.jmpatrick.org
Stories in Smokelong Quarterly
Story:
Portrait of a Mother, Beforehand
Interview: Smoking with J. M. Patrick
