A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Rebecca achieved her Degree in Creative Writing from
Carnegie Mellon University. In Los Angeles, she began her career in the music business, eventually landing at an independent film studio. In April of 2006 she published her first piece for Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, and began her travel across country to compile a collection of stories inspired by the sound, smell, and people of our deep, diverse country.