Julia Kelly lives in rural north Idaho with horses, cats, small garden dogs, assorted wild animals, free-range chickens, and bird dogs who’ve finally learned not to “retrieve” the free-range chickens.

Curt Simmons lives in Saint Jo, Texas, with his wife and two daughters. The author of more than 50 computing books on a wide range of topics, he primarily writes about Microsoft products. When he is not writing, Curt enjoys gardening and working on his 107-year-old home.