Amanda Korman Biography Amanda Korman is a Henry Hoyns fellow in the MFA program in creative writing at the University of Virginia. She is currently working on a collection of short stories. See Work FICTION / Winter 2015 The Fathoms By Amanda Korman , Illustration by Gosia Herba Underwater, I opened my eyes. Bubbles moved like abacus beads across the hairs between my legs.“You stay down there longer than the other women,” said Penina Sussman, who was watching me from the tile when I emerged. She held out a towel.