Christa Parravani is an author and assistant professor in creative non-fiction at West Virginia University.
[2] Her second memoir revolves around the limited reproductive options in West Virginia and the flaws in the healthcare system in the state.
[3][6] Parravani has appeared in Guernica[7], Catapult, Vogue[8], The Millions[9], Salon[10], The Rumpus, The Daily Beast,[11] The Washington Post,[12] and The Los Angeles Times.
The rest of the memoir details the limited and inadequate healthcare in the state and the environmental risks that threatened all her children.
Parravani completed a MFA in photography from Rutgers University and is represented by Foley Gallery in New York.