Doris Peterson Markland, born in Iowa, earned a B.A. degree from Morningside College. Married to Eugene Markland for 63 years, she is the mother of three children. Her poetry has been published in ...view moreDoris Peterson Markland, born in Iowa, earned a B.A. degree from Morningside College. Married to Eugene Markland for 63 years, she is the mother of three children. Her poetry has been published in Hallmark Cards and books, her stories and poems in Saturday Evening Post, The Good Old Days, Looking Back, and Mature Living. She is the author of Playing Life by Ear, published in 2015. She divides her time between residence in Norfolk, Nebraska and Honolulu, Hi.view less