Catherine Uroff lives in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Her short stories have been published (or are forthcoming) in The Georgetown Review, The Main Street Rag, The Worcester Review, Carve Magazine, The Green Hills Literary Lantern, Primavera, Pindeldyboz, and The Bellevue Literary Review. She has just finished her first novel and is currently looking for an agent.

In answer to our question of why she writes, Catherine responded:

"For years, I've gotten up every morning at 5:15 a.m. to write before my children wake up and I have to go to work. It's just what I do, as much a part of me as my name. When I was in high school, my mother took me to a reading by Marge Piercy. I hadn't wanted to go at all, preferring to be by myself, listen to music, smoke cigarettes, cry over my boyfriend. But my mother insisted, and I remember being very angry at her for forcing me to go. When we got there, Ms. Piercy read a chapter from her latest book that described a self-inflicted abortion. Several members of the audience left in disgust. But, for me, I was captivated-brought out of myself, my adolescent confusion, my silly heartbreak over a cruel boyfriend. That's when I realized how powerful literature can be and I've been hooked ever since. That moment has stuck with me throughout my life and I'm sure it has contributed to my dedication to writing every morning."

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