Kristen Iversen is the author of the award-winning biography Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth, and a textbook, Shadow Boxing: Art and Craft in Creative Nonfiction. Her forthcoming memoir, Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Shadow of Rocky Flats, chronicles the story of Rocky Flats, a government facility near Denver that secretly produced the heart of every nuclear bomb made in the U.S., which--unbeknownst to residents--resulted in significant radioactive contamination of local communities. Iversen currently teaches at The University of Memphis, where she is also Editor-in-Chief of The Pinch. For more info on Kristen and The Pinch, visit www.kristeniversen.com or www.thepinchjournal.com
Kristen Iversen is the author of the award-winning biography Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth, and a textbook, Shadow Boxing: Art and Craft in Creative Nonfiction. Her forthcoming memoir, Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Shadow of Rocky Flats, chronicles the story of Rocky Flats, a government facility near Denver that secretly produced the heart of every nuclear bomb made in the U.S., which--unbeknownst to residents--resulted in significant radioactive contamination of local communities. Iversen currently teaches at The University of Memphis, where she is also Editor-in-Chief of The Pinch. For more info on Kristen and The Pinch, visit