Mashed Avocado on a Rice Cake
by Lisa Knopp
Lisa Knopp is the author of six books of creative nonfiction. Her most recent, Bread: A Memoir of Hunger (University of Missouri Press, 2016) is both the story of Knopp’s conflicted relationship with food, as well as an exploration of the genetic, biological, familial, cultural, and psychological factors that contribute to eating disorders and disordered eating. Knopp’s essays have appeared in numerous literary publications including Missouri Review, Michigan Review, Iowa Review, Gettysburg Review, Northwest Review, Cream City Review, Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction, Connecticut Review, Shenandoah, Creative Nonfiction, Prairie Schooner, and Georgia Review. Knopp is a Professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, where she teaches courses in creative nonfiction. She lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. Please visit her website: www.lisaknopp.com.
Originally appeared in the online supplement to the Beyond Category issue 47.1