Melissa Clark is an author, television writer and college instructor. She is the author of the novels, Bear Witness, Swimming Upstream, Slowly, and Imperfect. Her essay, โRachael Ray Saved My Lifeโ is included in the anthology The Cassoulet Saved Our Marriage. She is also the creator of the animated television series, โBraceface,โ starring the voice of Alicia Silverstone which aired on the ABC Family Channel. She has written scripts for โRolie Polie Olie,โ โTotally Spies,โ โSweet Valley High,โ among others. Melissa teaches creative writing and literature courses both privately and at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles.