Linda E RawlingsLinda Rawlings was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, but has lived in California, Singapore, Hong Kong, Toronto, Sydney, and Las Vegas. Newport, Rhode Island is her home- for now. She has undergraduate degrees in Fine Arts and Mathematics (Bates College) and master's degrees in Business and in Journalism (UC Berkeley). Her writing has appeared in Heterodoxy, The Oakland Tribune, and Newport Life Magazine. This is her first book, inspired by theoretical physics. Rawlings' diverse San Francisco entrepreneurial adventures include Robert C. Brown and Company, investment advisors; Otis Spunkmeyer, the cookie company; Triple 888 Manufacturing, the sheet metal company that manufactured ovens for baking Otis Spunkmeyer cookies; and Sentimental Journeys, the DC-3 airline that promoted Otis Spunkmeyer Cookies. Her other entrepreneurial activities include founding and producing New Shoes, Old Souls Dance Company, producing Yoga Garden Dancers, and working with Heterodoxy magazine and George magazine. While in Hong Kong, Rawlings helped develop MANA!, a food brand, and founded Flying East LLC, a business incubator. Read More Read Less