Jody A. Forrester was born and raised in Los Angeles during the uneasy Fifties and tumultuous Sixties. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the Sonora Review, Two Hawks Quarterly, WriteRoom, Dreamers Writing, Citroen Review, Gazelle and several others. A story received an honorable mention in the Anderbo/Open City Competition (2009) and another story was featured in the 6th Annual Emerging Voices Group Show (2010) in Los Angeles. A retired chiropractor, Jody received a MFA from Bennington College in 2010. She lives in Venice, California, with her husband, John Schneider, a classical musician.
"Evocative, compelling, terrifying, sad, and ultimately
triumphant. A classic coming of age narrative about a woman who
seeks a sense of belonging that she doesn't find in her family or
her body." -- Emily Rapp Black, author of Poster Child: A
Memoir, The Still Point of the Changing World, and
Sanctuary"Don't let the Gun title put you off,
Jody's not a strident revolutionary - she's a thoughtful vulnerable
one. This is as much of a young woman's 'coming of age' story
during the sex, drugs and rock 'n roll 1960s as it is a (former)
radical activist memoir. For far too long the story of 'The
Movement' has only been told in men's voices - this woman's
perspective is refreshing and important." -- Pat Thomas, author of
Listen Whitey! The Sounds of Black Power 1965-75 and
Did It! Jerry Rubin: An American Revolutionary
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