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Doris Piserchia
Doris Piserchia (born 1928) is a science fiction writer who was born and raised in West Virginia. She served in the United States Navy from 1950 to 1954 and after that received her Master's in educational psychology. She did not began publishing until 1966. Her stories have an interest in alie…
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Doris Piserchia (born 1928) is a science fiction writer who was born and raised in West Virginia. She served in the United States Navy from 1950 to 1954 and after that received her Master's in educational psychology. She did not began publishing until 1966. Her stories have an interest in aliens and have been termed "darkly comic" by admirers. Despite her military experience, age, and preference for older SF she is often associated with the New Wave. Related to that she has a story in The Last Dangerous Visions. She has also been of interest to those in Feminist science fiction.
Doris Piserchia took a break from writing in the 1980s and has not yet managed to return.
Doris Piserchia wrote two novels under the pseydonym of [author_link_3404].
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