I am Diane Nighswonger, and I love fantasy, science fiction, and happy endings. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 36 years, and we have 2 happily married childre...view moreI am Diane Nighswonger, and I love fantasy, science fiction, and happy endings. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 36 years, and we have 2 happily married children and 2 grandchildren, so far. I taught English, French, and journalism for 30 years and am now re-inventing myself as I work in a fashion boutique..I wrote and directed 2 vacation bible programs and 3 Sunday School Christmas pageants. I also self-published a beginner reader’s book about my father-in-law as a boy in rural Wyoming so my grandchildren would know about their Grandpa Tom. The tales I am writing are simple stories designed to entertain, to impart a good message, and perhaps to enchant just a little.When I was a child and couldn’t sleep, my mother would say, “Tell yourself a story.” I did, and the heroines from The Lucien Saga are five of my favorites from the hundreds of tales I imagined. I love creating stories with happy endings because I believe in them. As my little flower fairy Elli would say, “The Outer World of Men has its own special magic.”view less