Suzanne Cottrell, a member of Taste Life Twice Writers, Creative Voices, and NC Writers’ Network, lives with her husband in Granville County, North Carolina. An outdoor enthusiast and retired teacher, she enjoys reading, writing, knitting, hiking, Pilates, and yoga. Her prose has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including five Personal Story Publishing Project anthologies, three Prolific Press anthologies, Dragon Poet Review, Dual Coast Magazine, Parks and Points, and Nailpolish Stories. She’s the author of three poetry chapbooks: Gifts of the Seasons, Autumn and Winter; Gifts of the Seasons, Spring and Summer; and Scarred Resilience (Kelsay Books). www.suzanneswords.com