Marian CarcacheMarian Carcache grew up in Jernigan, a small community in rural Russell County, Alabama. She lives in Auburn, Alabama and has been teaching English at the university level for over twenty years. Marian's short stories have appeared in Shenandoah, Chatahoochee Review, and other journals. Her work has been anthologized in Due South, Belles' Letters, Crossroads: Stories of the Southern Literary Fantastic, Climbing Mt. Cheaha: Emerging Alabama Writers, and Chinaberries and Crows. Her first book, The Moon and the Stars: New and Collected Stories, was published in 2013 by Solomon & George Publishers. Under the Arbor, an opera made from her short story and libretto, appeared on PBS stations nationwide, was nominated for a regional Emmy, and was a finalist in the New York Festivals. She has a weekly column in The Citizen of East Alabama. Read More Read Less