About the Author

Nicole Chaison's graphic novel, The Passion of the Hausfrau, sprung out of her tri-annually self-published comic book, Hausfrau muthah-zine, which has generated a cult following among the lactating and radically sleep deprived. Men report locking themselves in the bathroom to read it in secret. Chaison co-wrote the James Beard Award-nominated Spice, with chef Ana Sortun, and her stories and comics have appeared in Parent and Family, MotherWords, and the collections Forty Things to Do When You Turn Forty and Creating a Marriage You'll Love. A one-woman show based on her stories--and also called The Passion of the Hausfrau--opened at Portland Stage Company last spring. Chaison lives is Maine with her husband and children.