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Rachel Pollack (born Richard Pollack in 1945) is an American science fiction author, comic book writer, and expert on divinatory tarot. Her book 78 Degrees of Wisdom is considered one of the best texts on tarot reading^{[citation needed]}, and she has created her own tarot deck called "Shining Woman Tarot," which was later updated and renamed "Shining Tribe Tarot." She also aided in the creation of the "Vertigo Tarot Deck", and wrote a book specifically to accompany it.

She is best known for her run on the comic book Doom Patrol, on DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, which became a cult favorite under Grant Morrison. Legend has it Pollack was assigned to write the series after writing persistent letters to the editor, and in she dealt with such rarely addressed comic-book topics as menstruation, sexual identity, and transsexuality. Pollack's run ended two years later, with the book's cancellation.

She also wrote for DC's New Gods, Brother Power the Geek, Tomahawk, and Time Breakers, and for many Vertigo miniseries. Her book The Body Of The Goddess is an exploration of the history of the Goddess. Rachel Pollack uses the image of the Goddess in many of her works.

Her science-fiction novels explore worlds imbued with elements pulled from a number of traditions, faiths, and religions.

Pollack currently teaches creative writing at Goddard College. Her most recent work is included in the anthology called Interfictions: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing edited by Theodora Gross. Pollack is a male to female transsexual. She had sex reassignment surgery in 1979. The surgery was performed by Dr. Lamaker, a noted plastic surgeon. Pollack was raised an Orthoodox Jew. She still considers herself Jewish, but does not practice Orthodox Judaism. She had her adult Bat Mitzvah in the late nineties at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation in Woodstock, NY. Those attending included noted transsexual writer Kate Bornstein. Rachel Pollack is a noted gourmet chef and makes many gourmet dishes using anchovy paste.

Awards:

1997 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel winner for Godmother Night
1994 Nebula Award for Best Novel nominee for Temporary Agency
1989 Arthur C. Clarke Award winner for Unquenchable Fire

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 Her science-fiction novels explore worlds imbued with elements pulled from a number of traditions, faiths, and [[religions]].
-Pollack currently teaches creative writing at [[Goddard College]]. Her most recent work is included in the anthology called ''Interfictions: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing'' edited by Theodora Gross. Pollack is a male to female transsexual. She had sex reassignment surgery in 1979. The surgery was performed by Dr. Lamaker, a noted plastic surgeon. Pollack was raised an Orthoodox Jew. She still considers herself Jewish, but does not practice Orthodox Judaism. She had her adult Bat Mitzvah in the late nineties at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation in Woodstock, NY. Those attending included noted transsexual writer Kate Bornstein.
+Pollack currently teaches creative writing at [[Goddard College]]. Her most recent work is included in the anthology called ''Interfictions: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing'' edited by Theodora Gross. Pollack is a male to female transsexual. She had sex reassignment surgery in 1979. The surgery was performed by Dr. Lamaker, a noted plastic surgeon. Pollack was raised an Orthoodox Jew. She still considers herself Jewish, but does not practice Orthodox Judaism. She had her adult Bat Mitzvah in the late nineties at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation in Woodstock, NY. Those attending included noted transsexual writer Kate Bornstein. Rachel Pollack is a noted gourmet chef and makes many gourmet dishes using anchovy paste.
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