Kelly I. Hitchcock is a literary fiction author and poet in the Austin, Texas area. She has published several poems, short stories, and creative non-fiction works in literary journals, and is the author of the coming-of-age novel The Redheaded Stepchild, a semi-finalist in the literary category for The Kindle Book Review’s “Best Indie Books of 2011â€, and Portrait of Woman in Ink: A Tattoo Storybook. Her newest novel, Community Klepto, is patiently awaiting its debut 6/21/2022, courtesy of She Writes Press. She is world-renowned among a readership of five people and growing.