L. M. Townsend-Crow, born and raised in Michigan, now lives in California with her partner Crow, their children Catherine and David, and various and sundry furry folk. Lisa is a Dianic Wiccan in the lineage of Z. Budapest, a member of the Susan B. Anthony Coven #1, and a member of the Goddess Temple of Orange County. She also trained very briefly in shamanism. Her writing has appeared in Of a Like Mind, the journal of the Reformed Congregation of the Goddess and Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress. She graduated cum laude from the University of Southern California with a BA in English with a focus on Creative Writing and she has a Master's degree in Library and Information Science.Currently, Lisa is working on at least two more novels, and outlining an updated collection of fairy tales that will be more in keeping with positive role models for our children, especially our daughters.