Deana NallDeana Hamby Nall is a Gulf Coast girl from Beaumont, Texas. A lifelong writer, Deana has been working as a freelance magazine and newspaper writer for twenty-eight years. She holds a BA in journalism-mass communication from Abilene Christian Universiy and an MA in professional writing from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She is on the faculty of University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College, where she teaches college writing. Deana lives in the Little Rock, Arkansas, area with her husband, two daughters, and two cats. Read More Read Less