Pauline (P. M.) Griffin has been writing since her early childhood. She enjoys telling a good tale, and since she always works with characters and situations deeply interesting to her, she finds the research as rewarding as the scribbling/keying.Griffin's Irish love of story telling coupled with her passion for history, the natural world, and the above-mentioned research have resulted in nineteen novels and twelve short stories, two Muse Medallion Award winners among them, all in the challenging realms of science fiction and fantasy.She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her cats Nickolette, Jinx, and Katie and three tropical fish aquariums.