Robin Romm is the author of two short sto­ry col­lec­tions, The Moth­er Gar­den, and Rad­i­cal Empa­thy; a chap­book of sto­ries, The Tilt; as well as a mem­oir, The Mer­cy Papers (a New York Times Notable Book). She’s been award­ed an O’Henry Prize in short fic­tion and was a final­ist for the Pen USA prize for her first collection.