About the author

Kathleen Patrick

<br><strong>"Kathleen Patrick portrays humanity at its flawed forst and inspiring best."</strong><br><br>​​​​​​​"Patrick's prose is literary; thoughtful and evocative, stealthily drawing emotion from the reader." &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>​​​​​​​<br>"Patrick's words are deliberately sparse, and in this, she allows the reader a rare privilege: to imagine themselves in the precarious positions the characters are in." --JoAnn WX on Goodreads​​​​​​​<br><br>​​​​​​​Kathleen Patrick is a poet and fiction writer with an MA in Creative and Professional Writing whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, and children's books. She writes for adults, teens, and children. Her work has received Honorable Mention from the Academy of American Poets as well as Loft-McKnight Awards in poetry and fiction.<br><br>​​​​​​​<em>Airmail: A Story of War in Poems </em>was her first published book. <em>Mercy </em>is her first coming-of-age novel, and <em>Anxiety in the Wilderness </em>is her first book of short stories. <em>Perfume River</em>, is a contemporary novel about searching for happiness in trying times.&nbsp;<em>The Shoe Box Waltz</em> is a gripping multidimensional novel that will leave you unsettled until the very end. <em>So Many Wings</em> and <em>Wild Horses </em>are her second and third books of poetry that remind the reader that "being human is tricky business because, in the end, all we have are stories and love." <em>Medwin's Magical Adventure</em> is a chapter book for young readers about time travel and adventure. <em>My Moose is Loose</em> is her first picture book for children.