Patricia McMillenPatricia McMillen is a retired lawyer, folk musician and clown-in-becoming. Born and raised in Illinois, she briefly practiced commercial law with the Chicago-based firm once called Mayer, Brown and Platt, but threw that over in 1992 for the practice of banjo playing, poetry, and freelance advocacy. Along the way she acquired the Hebrew name Tova ("good"), married and divorced twice, and arrived at adulthood with minimal scars and a single tattoo. This book is dedicated to her first ex-husband, Jack, who, inexplicably, remains a loyal friend. Read More Read Less