M Deborah BowdenAuthor M. DEBORAH BOWDEN first developed a love of storytelling and writing from her father, Bradley Garrison Patrick, when she was very young and began creating her own tales in the 1970s. She especially enjoys writing about animals for children. Sh taught English and creative writing in public schools and college for 25 years before retiring to raise her daughter, Erin Bradleigh, on whom she honed her talents. Originally from Hartford, KY, she has been in love with Brown County, Indiana since her college friends enticed her here in early 1970; she knew she had found her home because it was so much like Kentucky. She is a member of the Columbus Writer's Group and Columbus Senior Scribes, and the Writers, Readers, and Poets Society of Brown County. Read More Read Less