Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, I now live on 120 acre farm in southwest Missouri with my taller half and our cats. I learned to read at the age of three and have been addicted to the written word ever since. I have been known to "squee" with delight over new phone books, movie credits, headstones, and dictionaries. I am currently unemployed and waiting to qualify for disability. I have recently lost the ability to walk/stand for more than 5 minutes at a time without tremendous pain. I spend much of my time trying to read or sleep and occasionally work on my writing and crafts.