Jacquie ReamJacquie Ream was born in 1952 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, raised in San Bernardino, California, and attended Pitzer College, Claremont College, and California State University, San Bernardino on writing scholarships. After completing her master's degree in creative writing at the University of Washington, she wrote . . . and wrote . . . and wrote. Jacquie benefited greatly from professional writing groups and taught creative writing for ages five through sixty-five. Her written accomplishments include adult novels, children's books, and numerous short stories. She currently lives in Seattle, Washington. Still loving writing, Jacquie would like her epitaph to read: She lived, she loved, she wrote. Read More Read Less