STEPHEN J. BODIO is a full-time writer, an old-fashioned naturalist, and a sportsman. He is the author of a number of highly respected books, including "A Rage for Falcons, "Querencia, and "Aloft. Bodio has been a book review editor for "Gray's Sporting Journal ("Bodio's Review") and a resident member at Sterling College's Wildbranch Writing Workshop. His essays and articles have appeared in "Smithsonian, "Big Sky Journal, "Sports Afield, and widely elsewhere. Born and educated in Boston, he has lived in Magdalena, New Mexico, for over twenty years.