Michelle St. Romain has been writing since she was a child. The coauthor of two poetry books, Promised Fruit and Water's Edge, she holds a BA in English from Loyola University, New Orleans, and an MA in Creative Writing from California State University, Sacramento. She grew up in Louisiana and has lived in California and Hawaii. She leads writing workshops, reads voraciously, and enjoys learning life lessons from two spaniels and a wise, aging cat. She currently lives in Medford, Oregon with her family.