Megan Stielstra is the author of Once I was Cool. Her work is included in the Best American Essays, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, The Rumpus , and elsewhere, and her next collection, COME HERE FEAR, is forthcoming from Harper Perennial. A longtime company member with 2nd Story, she tells stories for theaters, festivals, and bars (many, many bars) around the country including the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Goodman, and National Public Radio. She teaches creative nonfiction at Northwestern University.