Dividing her time among the over-lapping spheres of family, friends, nursing and art, Ryn Holmes is rarely idle. She began writing at 17, started a family at 19 and entered the field of registered nursing at 31- all providing opportunity for further exploration into endless varieties of human behavior and inspiration for her writing. In addition, she has been an award winning photographer, including first prize in ‘Art on Paper’ category in the San Francisco “Art in the Park†event. A graduate of the University of San Francisco, she continues expanding her role as teller and listener of stories. Born in Los Angeles with an eventual move to San Francisco in 1974, she now finds living in the Deep South an adventure. She is on the West Florida Literary Federation Board of Directors and has published 5 books of poetry.