Helen Kassia Fleisher (October 21, 1959 – January 6, 2023) was an American writer.

[1] Fleisher authored five books of fiction and creative nonfiction, and coauthored screenplays with her writing partner Joe Amato.

[2] At that time, the National Park Service was developing the Bear River Massacre Site historic memorial, and Fleisher was surprised how little awareness there was of "one of the worst acts of genocide in the history of the United States".

The longer second section, "The Making of History", follows Fleisher's eight-year research process as she interviews local historians, members of the Shoshone, and residents who oppose the memorial.

[2] The final section, "Ten Digressions on What's Wrong", presents a postmodernist critique of history-making, intentionally rejecting narrative closure.