Lynn Voedisch is a former journalist who worked at a major metropolitan newspaper for 17 years and freelanced for several large newspapers and national magazines. Getting fiction published is rough when you are making nonfiction deadlines day in and day out, but when she left journalism, she found a market for her fiction. She specializes in contemporary fantasy--that is, fantasy without swords and sorcery. She tells modern stories with some magic, mysticism and spirituality sprinkled in. She lives with her husband and cat a stone's throw from the Chicago border. Her son is a lawyer in Chicago. She is an avid tennis player and studies tai chi. She also is on the board of directors of the Society of Midland Authors, which was formed when Carl Sandberg was writing in Chicago.