Alice Bloch is author of the memoirs Mother-Daughter Banquet (Minerva Rising Press, 2019) and Lifetime Guarantee (Persephone Press, 1981) and the novel The Law of Return (Alyson Publications, 1983). Her short fiction and essays have been included in the anthologies Hers 2; Careful Reading, Thoughtful Writing; New Worlds of Literature; and On Being a Jewish Feminist. She wrote a column for the Los Angeles Jewish Newspaper, served as a contributing editor of the Lesbian Review of Books, and now reviews classical music, opera, and theater for Seattle Gay News. She coordinates the Meals on Wheels program on Vashon Island, where she lives with her spouse and their two dogs.