Joelle M. Reizes is a mother of three who writes adult fantasy fiction under the nom de plume, JD Blackrose (www.slipperywords.com). Under that name, she wrote Seder in Space and Other Tales and contributed a short story to the Jewish Book of Horror, as well as writing other Jewish-themed fiction. She spends much of her time herding words into sentences, trying to get them in the correct order. She is Rabbi Joseph Meszler's big sister, although she is a foot shorter.