Alexandra MacAaron is an alumna of Tufts University and Hunter College High School. She is the recipient of a Simon & Schuster Fellowship, and is a frequent contributor and cultural critic for Women’s Voices for Change. Alex has made a living with words for more than 25 years. In her day job, she is Creative Director & Queen B of B Direct Marketing Communications. She is a past president of The New England Direct Marketing Association, as well as a marketing speaker and guest lecturer at colleges and professional organizations. She is co-author of the acclaimed business book, The New Marketing Conversation. A native New Yorker, Alex now lives in historic Marblehead, Massachusetts with husband, miniature dachshund and her lovely daughter (and sometime literary muse). You can always keep up up-to-date with Alex and her beloved “alien” at: www.lovinthealienblogspot.com