Inspired by a dead possum on a bike path, SUSAN SMITH DANIELS penned THE GENUINE STORIES, tales so riveting that they captured Fairfield University's MFA Book Prize for 2017. Featuring a young healer who wishes she were ordinary, the stories will be published by New Rivers Press in 2018. Susan holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Fairfield University, a BSN in Nursing from the University of Iowa, and is a PhD candidate in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. For glimpses into her unique creative process, tune into this week to The Studio with Cheryl and Susan Smith Daniels.