Deborah K. Shepherd is a former newspaper reporter and retired social worker. Her first novel, So Happy Together, was published in 2021 by She Writes Press. Her essays have appeared in Motherwell, Herstry, and Persimmon Tree, among others. Mother of two and grandmother of two, Deborah lives in Maine with one husband and two dogs and is currently working on a memoir. @dkshdw74 FB--Deborah K. Shepherd, Author Website: deborahshepherdwrites.com