Melissa Cantrell lives in Guthrie, Oklahoma with her wife, Stefani, and a passel of rescued dogs. She has worked in fields ranging from live theatre to public service to an animal sanctuary, but has always felt the stubborn tug of writing, and has continued scribbling words between bouts of earning paychecks. She studied both Creative Writing and Instrumental Jazz at the University of Central Oklahoma, and her playwriting work has appeared on stages in New York and Los Angeles. Thanks to the slightly disordered tracks she's made so far, and a penchant for reading, she's a fantastic trivia partner.