Born to military parents in Montgomery, Alabama, during the early years of the Civil Rights movement, I spent my childhood there and in a small farm community in the Appalachian foothills. As an ad...view moreBorn to military parents in Montgomery, Alabama, during the early years of the Civil Rights movement, I spent my childhood there and in a small farm community in the Appalachian foothills. As an adult, I spent time in Birmingham, Fort Lauderdale, and Dallas working as a graphic designer for the television news industry, before finally landing in rural northwest Arkansas, where I live today with my orchids, my cats, my saxophones, and last but not least, my husband John.view less