Jeannette Cooperman

I read, I think, I dig, I write. I worry about whether a  sentence like that one should have semi-colons instead of commas. My degrees are the impractical sort: philosophy and communication, with a Ph.D. in American studies. After a decade as an investigative reporter for the Riverfront Times, I became editor-in-chief of St. Louis Magazine, hated being in charge, and cheerfully sank to staff writer for fifteen years before becoming staff writer for The Common Reader, a journal of the essay housed at Washington University. On the side, I’ve written several nonfiction books and a murder mystery, A Circumstance of Blood. I’m always looking for projects—writing or editing—that go deep.