Maria DolanMARIA DOLAN is a freelance writer and researcher based in Seattle. Her essays and journalism have been published in Salon Magazine, Audubon, Seattle Magazine, and Steelhead. She writes regular reviews and articles oline for the Nonfiction and Nature pages of Amazon.com. Dolan has been published in The Seattle Weekly, Yes! A Journal of Positive Futures, and The San Francisco Review. Dolan volunteers with the children's garden at Seattle Tilth, and she backpacks and paddles the urbans waters of Seattle weekly. Read More Read Less