Katherine FastKatherine Fast is an award-winning author of over 25 short and flash fiction stories. She was a former contributing editor and compositor for six anthologies of New England crime stories. The Drinking Gourd is her debut novel. In her prior corporate areer, she worked with M.I.T. spin-off consulting companies, with an international training firm, and as a professional handwriting analyst. She and her husband live in Massachusetts. Read More Read Less