Leona Upton IlligLeona Illig is a fiction and nonfiction writer who lives in Maryland with her husband, David, and a small spaniel named Clara. Her fiction includes a children's book, The Elephant and the Bird Feeder, and a coming-of-age novella, Thumper: Life on theFarm. Her short stories have been published by The MacGuffin and others. Her humorous nonfiction articles have been published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and by Sky & Telescope, the premier astronomy magazine in the United States. Her books, articles, and stories appear under the bylines L. Upton Illig and Leona Illig.She holds an associate's degree in elementary education from Anne Arundel Community College and a master's degree in English literature from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is a member of the Maryland Writers' Association, the Eastern Shore Writers' Association, and others.For more information, please visit her website at www.threevillagesmedia.wordpress.com Read More Read Less