Kathy SmileyKathy Smiley is a Denver native who grew up in Calvary Baptist Church in the most literal sense-from crib room to adulthood. She graduated from Ottawa University in 1971 and completed her master's degree in liberal studies with a concentration in wriing from the University of Denver's University College in 2003. She retired from a teaching career in 2008 and is a staff writer for The I-70 Scout and Eastern Colorado News. She and her husband, Ron, live on 35 acres in Byers, Colorado. She enjoys the beauty of the plains; a dog and six cats that were each strays who wandered onto the homestead, found welcome, and stayed; and, most especially, her three grandchildren, who keep her young, busy, amused, amazed and grateful. Read More Read Less