Joan WalshJoni grew up in Minnesota and South Dakota, but now lives in Nebraska. She graduated from the U. of Nebraska with a BFA in Fiction Writing. She also has an MA degree in Communications from U. of So. Dakota - Vermillion. Besides writing, Joni spends tme gardening, attending to political interests, and various other reading and social clubs when her manager, Zooey Tunes, allows. Tunes is a longhaired cat, who looks like a wooly raccoon. Tunes likes to sit perched on the top of the doorframe where she can monitor Joni, and offer adamant criticism about a number of topics. Zooey thinks a future book should be about Norwegian Forest cats in Manhattan. Read More Read Less