Salodius ByrdSalodius Byrd lives in the Basque Country of Spain and spends several months a year in the United States and Canada. She prefers anonymity and has spent most of her adult life out of the limelight.She is a ghost writer. Through novellas, prose, poems books, and articles that are a compendium of her layered experiences, she enjoys writing vicariously. Byrd avoids being photographed because her privacy is of utmost importance.She spent the past few years traveling and interviewing the siblings, extended family, and friends of Tessa, the remarkable young woman who spread inclusiveness and compassion like seeds wherever she went. Along the way, Byrd met many who were inspired by Tessa without having known her, but what makes Tessa so trenchant is how well Byrd knows Tessa's family and friends. To them all, she dedicates this story in their honor. Read More Read Less