Tessa B. Dick
Tessa B. Dick met Philip K. Dick in 1972 and assisted him with his writing. She edited and contributed to several of his works and co-authored his novel "A Scanner Darkly". They married in 1973, and they remained friends after an amicable divorce in 1977. Mrs. Dick holds a master's degree in English literature and has taught English and Communications at Chapman University, National University and Riverside Community College. She retired in 2004 due to serious illness and now devotes her time to writing books, stories and poems. Her published works include "Philip K. Dick: Remembering Firebright"; "Conversations with Philip K. Dick"; and the surrealist novel "The Darkening of the Light". She has also contributed to the periodical "PKD Otaku".