Carolyn Jane DaleCarolyn Dale has worked as a journalist, editor, and university professor and is now writing fiction and essays. Second Rising is her first novel. She lives in Bellingham, Wash., and taught writing and editing courses for nearly 30 years at Western Wshington University, where she is an emeritus associate professor in the Journalism Department. She enjoys gardening, cooking, traveling, and hiking and snowshoeing on nearby Mount Baker. Read More Read Less