Judy Merritt, the mother of one and grandmother of three, lives in a cottage at the edge of Nevis, Minnesota. Other publications include: "Coming to the Place Where Eagles Soar," a...view moreJudy Merritt, the mother of one and grandmother of three, lives in a cottage at the edge of Nevis, Minnesota. Other publications include: "Coming to the Place Where Eagles Soar," a collection of personal narratives; "Mountain Rising," a novel; and numerous magazine articles. She is the former editor of the Cass Lake Times, Cass Lake, Minnesota and the Northwoods Press, Nevis, Minnesota; and has won numerous writing awards, including three for chapters of Ghost Dancer. She has a degree in English and Sociology from Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota.view less