Michelle Brafman

Michelle Brafman is the author of Washing the Dead and Bertrand Court: Stories . Her essays and short stories have appeared in Oprah Daily, O Quarterly , Slate , LitHub , Tablet , The Forward , and elsewhere. She teaches fiction writing in the Johns Hopkins University MA in Writing Program. A former swim mom and NCAA All-American freestyler, Michelle has never lived more than a mile away from a pool, lake, ocean, or river. Learn more at michellebrafman.com.

Michelle Brafman is the author of Washing the Dead and Bertrand Court: Stories . Her essays and short stories have appeared in Oprah Daily, O Quarterly , Slate , LitHub , Tablet , The Forward , and elsewhere. She teaches fiction writing in the Johns Hopkins University MA in Writing Program. A former swim mom and NCAA All-American freestyler, Michelle has never lived more than a mile away from a pool, lake, ocean, or river. Learn more at michellebrafman.com. See less