Lisa
Kirchner's first paid article, a review of the film,
I'll Do Anything, presaged a career. During day jobs
with the Ohio Arts Council, The Andy Warhol Museum and
Carnegie Mellon University she's written about art, literature,
food, film and fame. At one point she was a regular columnist writing
about religion for Pittsburgh's gay and lesbian newspaper, Out;
weddings for Pittsburgh's society rag, Whirl; and dating
for the alternative newsweekly, Pittsburgh City Paper and
Pulp. She is a regular contributor on Arab/American issues
with Qatar Today and Woman Today and writes about
health for Personal Best. Her
work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington
Post Magazine, dialogue: arts in the midwest and Pittsburgh
Magazine. In 2004, she attended the Bread
Loaf Writers' Conference. Her flash essay, "My Husband:
My Moto," appeared in the compilation Learning to Love You
More (Prestel Publishing, 2007). The piece was excerpted from her
forthcoming memoir, The Years of Sleeping: 1001 Nights in Arabia.
She is currently an associate editor with SMITH Magazine, and
occasionally can be seen telling stories at The Moth. She writes and
teaches yoga in New York City.