<p>Ellen Ann Callahan is the author of NO BRAKES: ON THE WING and a freelance writer. Her articles and essays have appeared in <em>Maryland Life Magazine</em>, <em>The Washington Post</em>, <em>Washington Family Magazine</em>, and <em>Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor’s Soul. </em>She was an adoption attorney until she retired to pursue the writing life. She lives with her husband in Deep Creek, Maryland.</p><p></p>