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Ellen Meeropol

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Ellen Meeropol is the author of six novels: Sometimes an Island (2026), The Lost Women of Azalea Court, (2022), Her Sister's Tattoo (2020), Kinship of Clover (2017), On Hurricane Island (2015), and House Arrest (2011). A former pediatric nurse practitioner, Ellen began seriously writing fiction in her fifties. She holds an MFA from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine. Her stories and essays have appeared in Guernica, Bridges, Ms Magazine, Lilith, Writers Chronicle, The Writer, and Necessary Fiction.

Drawing material from her twin passions of medicine and social justice activism, Ellen’s fiction explores characters at the intersection of political turmoil, ethical dilemmas, and family life.
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Ellen Meeropol One day I was waiting in the security line at JFK Airport, frustrated with all the shoes-off, liquids-in-the-plastic-bucket regulations. I started thi…moreOne day I was waiting in the security line at JFK Airport, frustrated with all the shoes-off, liquids-in-the-plastic-bucket regulations. I started thinking about what would happen if TSA decided I was dangerous. What if they pulled me aside and took me somewhere for interrogation? At that moment, my main character appeared in my imagination. I knew her name, her profession, her no-nonsense personality, even her odd, slightly stilted way of talking. I “watched” as she was hooded, handcuffed, and taken away. When she did not return, I had to write the book to find out what happened to her. (less)
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House Arrest

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