Amy Halloran lives in Troy, New York, with her son and husband. She grew up near Troy, but spent a decade in Seattle, "trying not to be a millionaire. I was successful." She says she's glad to be back in the Northeast, "where the people and geography make sense."
She freelances for online and print magazines, such as Salon, Working Mother and Brain, Child, to put "bread on the table" Her favorite writers are James Purdy and Charlotte Bronte.
"I like to write because I like to read," she says.She also has a story upcoming in McSweeney's.