Karen (‘Phebe’) Beiser teaches at Women Writing for (a) Change in Cincinnati, Ohio. She took the first five Buddhist precepts in the year 2000 and now hangs out with Cambodian and Sri Lankan monks to keep perspective. A long-time activist, she is the co-founder of the Ohio Lesbian Archives. Her previous books are Goddesses on the Ganges:  Pilgrimage to Varanasi and Crazy Ladies: Vision and Venture: The History of Crazy Ladies Center, 1979-94.