Jo Scott-Coe’s first book, a memoir in essays, is Teacher At Point Blank. Her stories and essays have appeared in publications such as Luna Luna, Superstition Review, The Nervous Breakdown, The Los Angeles Times, Fourth Genre, River Teeth, Hotel Amerika, Bitter Oleander, Narrative, and Green Mountains Review. She also received Notable listings in Best American Essays 2009 and 2010. Scott-Coe works as an associate professor and assistant chair of English at Riverside City College in Southern California, and she also facilitates community writing workshops for the Inlandia Institute.