After stints in publishing and newspaper writing, Katherine L. Holmes obtained an M.A. in Writing from the University of Minnesota. Her short story collection, Curiosity Killed the Sphinx and Other Stories, was released by Press Americana in 2012. Since, her juvenile fiction has placed in two national Indie book award contests. Her creative work has appeared in more than seventy journals. More information is at her website: https://sites.google.com/site/katherinelholmesauthorprofile/