Bodie Parkhurst has been writing and illustrating stories since third grade. She has worked as a reader, a tutor, a ranch hand, a mechanic, a truck driver, a dairy maid, a writer, an editor, a fine artist, an illustrator, and a designer. In addition to writing, illustrating, and designing her own books, she designs books for NewSage Press (http://www.newsagepress.com), apparel and home decorating items for Magic Dog Press (http://www.magicdogpress.com), and just about anything her clients request, from banners and billboards to annual reports to whitepapers to ads. Her non-fiction writing has been appearing in various newspapers and magazines under the name "Sherry Wachter" for two decades. She is currently working on her second novel, and a memoir about growing up as a member of a conservative fundamentalist sect--and what ultimately prompted her decision to leave.