Pam Van AllenPam Van Allen is a retired psychologist living in Northern California. She enjoys writing, drawing, and music, especially the Electric Light Orchestra. That's Jeff Lynne in the background performing at Hull in the UK behind her. Dr. Van Allen grew upin the Southern United States. She obtained her doctoral degree from the University of Memphis. She practiced in Memphis for almost 20 years before realizing California was the place to be and moved to Stockton to work for Kaiser Permanente. Besides writing, Dr. Van Allen also rescues cats. She lives with one she rescued named Tasha. Her pet peeve is people thinking her last name is Allen rather than Van Allen. Read More Read Less