Herta B. Feely is an award winning author and editor. In 2010, she received the American Independent Writers award for best published personal essay, and for her novel Serra Blue she was awarded both the James Jones First Novel Fellowship and an Artist Fellowship in Literature from the D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities. Her short fiction and memoir pieces have been published in assorted literary journals. In 2002, she received a Master of Arts in Writing from Johns Hopkins University. "The Last Time" is from her memoir in progress Far Away Home. Information regarding her editorial services is on her website and blog: www.chrysaliseditorial.com.