River Adams (they/them) grew up as a concert pianist in Soviet Russia and immigrated to America as a Jewish refugee during the collapse of the USSR. Before earning an MFA in creati...ver maisRiver Adams (they/them) grew up as a concert pianist in Soviet Russia and immigrated to America as a Jewish refugee during the collapse of the USSR. Before earning an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College, they graduated from the Delaware County Community College and Rosemont College, earned an MTS degree from Harvard Divinity School, then returned to Pennsylvania to teach world religions to college students at their alma maters. At the same time, Adams worked as a certified medical interpreter for Russian-speaking patients at Philadelphia hospitals. Over the past thirty years, they have traveled to and lived in thirty states, and fell in love with each one. Today, Adams lives in Massachusetts, writing and taking care of a big, noisy family of six humans, two dogs, and a demon disguised as a cat. They are the author of many published short stories, essays, and a biography of Leonard Swidler, There Must Be YOU. The Light of Seven Days is Adams’s debut novel.ver menos