Melissa Johnson holds a master’s degree in anthropology. Her artistic influences include Native American vision quests, Taoist martial arts, and Buddhism. She enjoys blending fanta...view moreMelissa Johnson holds a master’s degree in anthropology. Her artistic influences include Native American vision quests, Taoist martial arts, and Buddhism. She enjoys blending fantasy, myth, and magic in her stories about people and places of long ago. Melissa currently lives in Southwestern Colorado.view less