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Elisa Faison

Biography

Elisa Faison

Elisa Faison is a freelance editor living in Carrboro, North Carolina, with her partner and one-year-old twins. She has published stories in The Missouri ReviewElectric LiteratureSmokelong Quarterly and more. Her story “Motherlove” was the recipient of the 2024 Peden Prize, awarded by The Missouri Review and judged by Rachel Yoder. Her story “Group Sex” was the third most-read story of 2023 in Electric Literature. Formerly, Elisa worked as a bookseller at Flyleaf Books and the book reviews editor at The Carolina Quarterly. She holds a PhD in English from UNC Chapel Hill.

Elisa Faison

Books by Elisa Faison

by Elisa Faison - Fiction

Thirty years old and reeling from her mother’s recent death, Frances feels as if she’s lost her sense of purpose and her joy. When she suggests to her husband, Ben, that they open their marriage, he’s willing --- and maybe even a little intrigued. They invite a young woman into their bedroom, create a joint dating profile, and go on dates with other exploring couples. Over the next five years, they explore their sexualities, navigating through jealousy, betrayal, desire and obsession. The friends and lovers in their circle find themselves asking new questions about their own lives and relationships. When Ben finds himself falling in love with another woman, just as Frances realizes she’s ready to settle down and have a baby, they’re forced to confront the consequences of their experiment.