Staff
Cassie Deever, Writer/Editor
Cassie Deever hails from Cody, Wyoming, a small town named for Buffalo Bill just south of Yellowstone National Park where she learned emotional suppression and bareback riding, both at a young age.
She received her undergraduate degree in English literature from Dartmouth, and her MFA in fiction from Sarah Lawrence. She does not write poetry. She is not working on a novel.
Along with contributing at least half of the daily entries on The Murky Fringe, Ms. Deever has an actual job, which mostly goes to her Chase card bill. She lives with her dog Vinnie in Portland, OR.
Rachel Tate, Writer/Editor
Rachel Tate studied Asian art history at the University of Washington and somehow ended up with a degree. She has an MFA in poetry from Indiana and no collection yet worth mentioning. Most of her poems are above Ms. Deever’s head.
She too has a job besides writing and editing The Murky Fringe. It pays considerably more than Ms. Deever’s, which is fine by Ms. Deever because Ms. Tate picks up most of the tabs. And she doesn’t rub Ms. Deever’s nose in it too much. And they get appetizers a lot.
She also lives in Portland, OR, with her boyfriend and her tropical fish, some of which are from Costa Rica, so there.
Jesse Tuckerman, Intern
Mr. Tuckerman lives next door to Ms. Deever. He is in high school. He is also the webmaster and has twice contributed anonymously (Oct. 13, Nov. 2). He likes Manga, and mochi. He is not Japanese. Yet.
