AUTHORโS BIOGRAPHY Jonathan Gans taught fourth and fifth grade predominantly Hispanic students at Charles R. Hadley public elementary school in Miami, Florida for eleven years before moving to Montana where he and his wife โthe jazz and tap artist Katherine Kramerโ run their Rancho Picante, breeding and raising Quarter Horses for Reining performance and competitions. At a mile high and 25 miles outside of Bozeman, their mountain location provides a long sought-after retreat for writing and choreography, as well as dancersโ, musiciansโ, and artistsโ workshops hosted in the Ranchโs Crazyview Studio. He can be reached at jonnybgans@mac.com