Jessica Lyn ElkinsJessica Lyn Elkins grew up in a small town in the Texas Panhandle. She moved to New Mexico in 1968 with her husband and two young children. She earned a BA in Geography and Biology from the University of New Mexico and graduated from St. John's Collee in Santa Fe, New Mexico with a Master of Arts in Liberal Education. A varied career path included stints as a general contractor, ice cream shop owner and human resources manager for multi-line automobile dealerships. Jessica Lyn and her husband Richard relocated to Gainesville, Florida in 2010. Her first novel The Friend in Question, a story of friendship and fateful coincidences, was published in 2015. A Coyote Taught Me Poetry, a collection of poetry and short prose, was completed in 2016. She finds inspiration for her writing in the diversity of the natural world and the complexity of human relationships. Read More Read Less