Maine native Crystal Ward Kent's writing has appeared in magazines including Taste of the Seacoast, Northeast Flavor, Coastal Home, University of New Hampshire Magazine, Bay State Builder, Granite State Builder and Yankee. She has written for the Chicken Soup and Guideposts books. She wrote "Mainely Kids: A Guide to Family Fun in Southern Maine" and "Tugboat River Rescue," a children's book. Her second children's book, "The Bad Cats of Biddeford," will be out in 2014.