Lori Van Pelt is a former newspaperwoman whose nonfiction work has appeared in "Pilot Getaways", "Private Pilot", and numerous other magazines. Her short fiction has appeared in many anthologies and she is author of books of regional history and "Amelia Earhart: The Sky's No Limit". She has also written a collection of historical short fiction, published by the University of New Mexico Press. She is a member of Western Writers of America and makes her home on her husband's ranch near Saratoga, Wyoming.