Gloria Heffernan is the author of two chapbooks: Hail to the Symptom (Moonstone Press) and Some of Our Parts (Finishing Line Press). Her work has appeared in numerous journals including Anchor, Chautauqua, Stone Canoe, Columbia Review, Louisville Review, and The Healing Muse. She is an adjunct instructor at Le Moyne College and teaches at The Downtown Writers Center at the Syracuse YMCA. She lives in Syracuse with her husband Jim and their dog, Max.