Xujun Eberlein, a native of Chongqing, China who lives in Boston, is the author of the award-winning short-story collection Apologies Forthcoming. Her stories and essays have appeared in many magazines in the United States, as well as other countries. She is currently working on a memoir titled The Foreignness of My Youth. More information on her writing is available at her website www.xujuneberlein.com and blog insideoutchina.blogspot.com.