Quote of the day
The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
Elissa Schappell

Bio: Elissa Schappell is an American novelist, short-story writer, editor and essayist. Her first book of fiction, Use Me, a collection of 10 linked short stories, was published in 2000 by William Morrow, and was runner-up for the PENThe Daily Beast, and O Magazine.
Known for:
- The Friend Who Got Away
- Use me
- Food and Booze
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Birth