Author and UNO Professor Jody Keisner on New Memoir 'Under My Bed'

By Courtney Bierman

Published December 19, 2022 at 11:30 AM CST

Jody Keisner is a white woman with shoulder-length brown hair and bangs. In this author photo, she is wearing a blue shirt. — Jodie Keisner's essay collection "Under My Bed" explores the author's fears throughout her life, from a monster hiding under her childhood bed, to parenting anxiety as an adult. Keisner is an associate professor of English at the University of Nebraska Omaha

Jody Keisner’s memoir "Under My Bed" is an exploration of anxiety, control, fear, and ritual. In this conversation with Tom Knoblauch, Keisner discusses anxiety, the craft of memoir, self-exploration and her writing process.

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Courtney Bierman

Courtney is back in her hometown after graduating from the University of Kansas in 2019 with degrees in journalism and film. While at KU, she was the arts and culture editor of the University Daily Kansan and had a summer internship at KCUR, Kansas City's NPR member station.

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