Born and raised in Chicago, Judith Kirscht taught school for many years at the Universities of Michigan and California Santa Barbara before retiring to Washington State to devote herself to writing fiction, and has published several novel excerpts and short stories.

 

I live in the Northwest, which reminds me of northern Michigan, but without the harsh winters, has the relaxed informality of the West, but unlike California still has seasons. The culture of this uniquely beautiful corner of the country celebrates the magnificence of the surrounding wilderness, a deeply American place. I now live on Puget Sound, sharing my life with an old friend and three Basenjis and write.