Elizabeth Engstrom is a sought-after teacher and keynote speaker at writing conferences, conventions, and seminars around the world. She has written thirteen books and edited four anthologies, and she has over two hundred fifty short stories, articles and essays in print. Her latest novel is Baggage Check, a thriller. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her fisherman-husband and their dog where she teaches the occasional writing class, puts her pen to use for social justice, and is always working on her next book. She is on faculty at the University of Phoenix. www.elizabethengstrom.com