Mary Borsky has published stories in several magazines, including Quarry, NeWest Review, Geist, The Queen’s Quarterly and Grain. Her work has been anthologized in Best Canadian Stories ’93, The Journey Prize Anthology and The Third Macmillan Anthology. Influence of the Moon is her first book, which she describes as ‘very autobiographical and not at all biographical. Real life is more boring and less believable than fiction.’ Mary Borsky lives in Ottawa, Ontario.