A writer and an editor with a broad range of interests, Teri has a taste for exploration and a talent for bringing back stories and information that resonate with insight and wonder--whether she's examining flowers, pie, or small-town life. She has over 30 books in publication, including two that were named to amazon.com's "Best Books of 2013." She's available for presentations based on her books. She has also worked in the direct-marketing field, writing catalog, web, and advertising copy; she once won the industry's highest award for her vivid copywriting. She has written, edited, and blogged for the nation's leading roadside-travel 'zine and website, Roadside (and RoadsideOnline.com). The most intriguing job she's ever held? Monitoring rare turtles for The Nature Conservancy. Or...raising teenage boys.Raised in California and educated at Bard College in New York, she now resides in a small upstate New York village with glorious summers and snowy winters.For more, please visit her website at terichacewriter dot com