Joan WalshJoni grew up in Minnesota and South Dakota, but now lives in Nebraska. She graduated from the U. of Nebraska with a BFA in Fiction Writing. She also has an MA degree in Communications from U. of So. Dak. She has spent most of her life teaching math ad English at the middle school through college level. Joni, also tutors privately. She has one son, Ross, who shares her love for writing. Besides writing, Joni spends time gardening, attending to political interests, and various other reading and social clubs when her manager, Zooey Tunes, allows. Tunes is a long haired cat, who looks like a wooly raccoon, and whom Joni calls affectionately, The Varmint. Read More Read Less