Patricia Topp, a resident of Michigan, received an M.A. in Education from Wayne State University and was a grade school teacher for 32 years, as well as a tutor for adult literacy programs. Continuing to develop her skills after retirement, she has also written Stepping Off Life's Sad Merry-Go-Round: Metaphorically Speaking, as well as numerous articles and poetry. Blue Dolphin has published her Children's book, Call Him Father Nature: The Story of John Muir.