Margaret SmolikMargaret Smolik was born in southern Europe, in Croatia, during WWII when the country was part of Yugoslavia. Her family became refugees, and after some years in Austria emigrated to the United States. Margaret graduated from Drake University, Des Mones, Iowa, with a bachelor degree in education and taught English. After many years as a mother and substitute teacher, she earned a master's degree from Drake and taught at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City, Iowa. Margaret has published a memoir, Like A Haystack, which tells about her family's war experiences and their lives in Iowa. She is the author of two children's books: Snowman Jacks and Rabbit Tracks, and Marcus and the Caterpillar. Her poems have been published in Lyrical Iowa, the annual poetry edition of the Iowa Poetry Association. She is an active member of her church, community, and local writers' club. She and her husband raised four children. She now lives in Osage. Read More Read Less