Sara Jaffe is a writer, educator, and musician living in Portland, OR. Her short story collection Hurricane Envy is forthcoming from Rescue Press in 2026. She is the author of the novel Dryland (Tin House Books). Her short fiction has been published in Joyland, Fence, BOMB, Catapult, The Offing, and elsewhere. Her essays and criticism about literature and music have recently appeared in Hanif Abdurraqib’s 68 to 05 project and in Third Man Records’ Maggot Brain. She teaches creative writing at Reed College and organizes for justice in Palestine with Jewish Voice for Peace.