Claudia Parman was born in Goslar, Germany in 1964. After studying and working in the US and Germany, she settled in Bremen in 2000. Since then, Parman has published a number of short stories in Germany, most notably contributing to Bremer Texte (Edition Temmen, Bremen) - a series of anthologies featuring short stories and poetry set in Bremen. This is the first of her short stories to be published in English translation.

Claudia's story 'Midday Mania' appears in ReBerth.