Two of Emma’s favorite childhood memories are of typing out nonsense words on her parents’ black Royal manual typewriter, and watching the neighbor mow the lawn. She went to Beloit College, where she majored in English, then moved to Minneapolis, where there are two seasons: Snow removal and road repair. (Or, as it sometimes seems, snow repair and road removal.)
After that, she moved back to her native southern California, where she would’ve driven with the top down if she’d had a convertible. She was a resident of the Republic of Bisbee (AZ) and loved it (except on the few days of the year when there was snow). And now she’s living in Tucson, Arizona, where she would ride the range if she had a pony. But she does have a great cowboy hat.
She’s written novels, screenplays, a children’s book, and short stories. She and her husband, Will Shetterly, are members of the Interstate Writers’ Workshop, aka The Scribblies. Emma and Will conduct writing workshops now and then; they’ve taught in Los Angeles, at Clarion West, the Pima Writers Workshop, and elsewhere.
Emma played guitar and sang in the Flash Girls, a goth-folk duo. She was a member of Cats Laughing, a psychedelic improv folk-jazz band that included Steven Brust, Adam Stemple, Lojo Russo, and Bill Colsher.
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Steven Anderson said,
April 7, 2008 at 8:51 pm
It looks as though your arm has healed just fine, I have very little contact with anyone that we knew, any more, I think I still have a few of your books, it would not surprise me if I am not remembered, winter solstice has not been as much fun for many years, I am a good friend of Kari’s, and a ( I believe, still) a friend of Lojo’s, altho since the moves, I have seen neither of you for years, and up until a few months ago, I had not seen Brust either. I miss seeing the old ambulance here and there, and of course the younger body I had LOL! hope this finds you well.
Steven
The guy with the flaming red Norton who frequented Nicolet Island, and the witch’s hat tower where some of the oaks lived. The guy who could fix anything electronic