I have been writing poetry, short stories, non-fiction and novels for almost 50 years, and have been the editor of five anthologies. Only now am I ready to write for the younger set, but I'm hoping adults will enjoy my stories for kids as well. The older I get the younger I feel.
Laura Chester
www.laurachester.com
Most recent publication: RIDING BARRANCA, finding freedom and forgiveness on the midlife trail, Trafalgar
with photographs by Donna DeMari and Mason Rose.
Other favorite books include my prose-poems SPARKS;
short stories: BITCHES RIDE ALONE, and RANCHO WEIRDO; novel from Faber & Faber: THE STORY OF THE LAKE; and non-fiction books: LUPUS NOVICE from Station Hill Press, and HOLY PERSONAL, looking for small private places of worship, Indiana University Press.
I have four horses and one shepadoodle, and spend my time in Patagonia, Arizona and the Berkshires of Massachusetts.