Girl in Need of a Tourniquet

Merri Lisa Johnson is the editor of Jane Sexes It Up and other collections in feminist cultural studies, and has published personal essays in various anthologies. An assistant professor of English and women’s studies, Johnson teaches a course on creative nonfiction with a focus on writing about relationships. She serves as Director of the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of South Carolina Upstate, and is the former director of a literary series at Coastal Carolina University.