Susan Kauer Ritchie was born and raised in Long Beach, California. She graduated in 1964 from Polytechnic High School in 1964. She has been a caregiver, a massage therapist, the ow...view moreSusan Kauer Ritchie was born and raised in Long Beach, California. She graduated in 1964 from Polytechnic High School in 1964. She has been a caregiver, a massage therapist, the owner of a flower shop and a house cleaning business. She has been lucky enough to travel the world with her late husband. Susan currently lives in Klamath Falls, Oregon with her three cats, Lenex, Silvie, and Lottie and enjoys working in her yard. She has written and illustrated two children's books, Ebbe Finds His Hear and The Forest Where the Faeries Dwell. She has a son, Jason, and a daughter, Jenni; both live in Oregon.view less