Carole Firstman is the author of Origins of the Universe and What It All Means: A Memoir. Her work has been anthologized in Man in the Moon: Essays on Fathers and Fatherhood; essays have appeared in Colorado Review, South Dakota Review, Watershed Review, Defunct Magazine, Reed Magazine and Knee Jerk Magazine; she has been a regular journalism contributor to many consumer magazines and newspapers, including Lifestyle Magazine, The Valley Voice, Gannett Newspapers and McClatchy Newspapers. Honors include a Pushcart Prize Special Mention, two Notables in Best American Essays, and the 2015 Dzanc Nonfiction Book Prize.