Robin Silbergleid is the author of the memoir "Texas Girl" and two chapbooks of poems, "Pas de Deux" and "Frida Kahlo, My Sister." Her poems, essays, and scholarship can be found in a number of venues online and in print. She is a frequent contributor to Role Reboot on issues related to infertility and single parenthood. Born and raised in Illinois, she holds both an MFA and PhD from Indiana University. She is currently associate professor of English and director of creative writing at Michigan State University.