About Us
Eve is working on a PhD in comparative literature and English, with a focus on lyric poetry. She’s married to a clinical psychologist who is much better at home-decorating than she is, and they have a one-year-old daughter. (Email “eve at zelophehadsdaughters dot com”.)
Kiskilili is pursuing a PhD in Akkadian and Sumerian studies. (The name “Kiskilili,” by the way, is that of an Akkadian demoness.) She’s fond of Siamese cats, ruins, gargoyles, roses growing on vines, and the music to Pirates of the Caribbean. She is currently an ex-Mormon feminist and religious drifter. (Email “kiskilili at zelophehadsdaughters dot com”.)
Lynnette is in a PhD program in systematic theology. She’s especially fond of chocolate, fantasy novels, and staying up too late. She keeps resolving to stop blogging and actually finish her dissertation, but frequently neglects both and instead spends her time watching cheesy television shows from Netflix. (Email “lynnette at zelophehadsdaughters dot com”.)
Seraphine is in a PhD program in English, but she’s putting her dissertation-writing on hold in order to go and teach English to high school students. She’s a committed feminist who loves to cook (especially with vegetables from the farmer’s market) and shop for clothes (especially on ebay). (Email “seraphine at zelophehadsdaughters dot com”.)
Vada has a BA in anthropology and a minor in computer science, and is currently a SAHM with three boys. She writes, and hopes to someday publish a book.
Ziff (who is rather accustomed to being the token male, having grown up with six sisters and no brothers) is an academic imposter stathead. His name comes from Mosiah 11, where we learn that evil King Noah went so far as to tax the people’s ziff at a rate of 20%. He and his wife are the parents of two incredibly handsome sons. (Email “ziff at zelophehadsdaughters dot com”.)
Occasional Contributors
Amalthea is about a year away from completing a B.A. in film studies. She plays a mean game of Mario Kart, is known for going to see movies she enjoys multiple times (we’re talking double digits here), and is generally more of a salty spirit than a sweet one.
Elbereth earned her B.A. in history, and currently has a job helping people with their family history. Her interests include pop culture, library science, women’s history, and children’s books. She particularly enjoys vegetables, television shows on DVD, and organizing things.
Katya is working on a Master’s degree in Library Science. Her alias comes from taking Russian classes as an undergrad, and a Midwestern winter has convinced her to take up knitting.
Melyngoch is enrolled in a MA/PhD program in English with a focus on medieval studies. She has an incomprehensible attachment to the color orange, has dyed her hair often enough that no one remembers what its original color was, and is very interested in social justice. She recently removed her nose ring in order to accept a mission call and is currently serving in the Stockholm Sweden mission.
Characters of Questionable Reality
The Bouncer is a former crash-test dummy and a graduate of the renowned perjury program at the University of Cosa Nostra (or so he says) who is now pursuing a Ph.D. in Auto Body and Creative Negotiations. He maintains interests in handcrafted weapons of self-destruction, such as the remote-control atlatl; childrearing practices among Viking chieftans; and the significance of fingernail dirt in cross-cultural analysis.
How We’re All Related
Eve, Ziff, Lynnette, Kiskilili, Elbereth, Melyngoch, and Amalthea are siblings.
Seraphine and Vada are sisters.
Seraphine and Lynnette are old friends, as are Katya and Melyngoch.
The Bouncer is our collective unconscious.