Noe, Mary Ann: - After earning her Bachelor and Master degrees, Mary Ann Noe taught 7th grade, followed by high school English and Psychology. Retired, she now spends time gardening, reading, writing, and communing with nature. Eons ago, at age nine, her first short story was one of those Buler-Lytton prize-winning gems, starting, The midnight clock struck in the billage. Bong! Bong! B- So much for the Pulitzer Prize in literature. Much of her early poetry probably lined the bottom of birdcages. Eventually, however, she learned the slash and burn of editing and rewriting doesn't leave scars. Since then, Mary Ann continues to publish short stories, poetry, nonfiction, photography, and the novel To Know Her, 2021.