Annette Dashofy, a Pennsylvania farm gal born and bred, grew up with horses, cattle, and, yes, chickens. After high school, she spent five years as an EMT. Since then, she has worked a variety of jobs, giving her plenty of fodder for her lifelong passion for writing. Her short fiction, including a 2007 Derringer nominee, has appeared in Spinetingler and the Lucky Charms Anthology.