Kelly A. Gola was born in Voorhees, New Jersey, and worked as a hairstylist in the fashion industry for several years, taking note of the storytelling that takes place in a stylist’s chair. She returned to school in 2005 to complete her BA in narrative psychology at the City University of New York. Kelly’s approach to narrative studies is best captured in her own words: “The position an individual takes in his or her life story as either a narrator or author has deep implications in the way he/she understands herself and her personal sense of agency.” Kelly’s story in Submerged, “Freelance Fashion and other Fairy Tales,” is a hilarious account of a hairstylist on assignment with a frustrating, high-maintenance photo stylist. Kelly lives in Brooklyn, and is currently applying to doctoral programs in narrative psychology and narrative research.
contributor, Submerged: Tales from the Basin