Mary Rechner’s stories have appeared in the New England Review, Kenyon Review, Washington Square, Propeller Quarterly, Literary Mama, and Oregon Literary Review. “Hot Springs” was printed as a limited edition letterpress chapbook by Cloverfield Press. Her criticism and essays have appeared in The Believer and The Oregonian. She is a recipient of an Oregon Literary Fellowship. Her story collection, Nine Simple Patterns for Complicated Women, was published in 2010 by Propeller Books. She directs the Writers in the Schools program for Literary Arts, and lives in Portland with her family.
