Mary L SchmidtMary L. Schmidt writes under the name of S. Jackson along with her husband, Michael, pen name A Raymond, and Mary L. Schmidt. She grew up in a small town in Kansas (USA). She has lived in more than one state since then. At this time, Ms. Schmidt and er husband split their time between Kansas and Colorado (they love the mountains and off-road 4-wheeling). Traveling is one of her favorite things to do, and she always has a book or three books to read in the same week. She drew paper dolls and clothes for them, and with watercolor as her medium, she painted scenes, especially flowers. She continued with art in high school, exploring a wide variety of arts, and loved it! Her creative side loves to be an amateur "shutterbug," and they have an online art gallery. In college, she majored in the sciences and received a bachelor's degree in the Science of Nursing. Her nursing career was phenomenally successful, and she hung up her nursing hat in December 2012.She is a retired registered nurse, a member of the Catholic Church, and has taught kindergarten Catechism. She has worked in various capacities for The American Cancer Society, March of Dimes, Cub, and Boy Scouts (son, Gene, is an Eagle Scout), and sponsored trips for high school music children. She loves all art, but mostly focuses on visual arts, such as amateur photography, traditional, and graphic art, as her health allows.She has written sixty-one books with others in various stages of production, and she is included in four anthologies. Read More Read Less