Maryann Hurtt lives in Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine, where she hikes, bikes, reads, and writes. A retired hospice nurse, she co-authored, with Cynthia Frozena, a hospice care planning manual. More recently, she has published River, a chapbook, and Once Upon a Tar Creek: Mining for Voices, an eclectic collection of poetry, history, environmental issues, and graphics. A new collection, Broken Blossoms, is forthcoming from Fernwood Press. Maryann's poetry has been published in a variety of print and online journals. And speaking of journals, she says she's discovered that several members of her family kept gratitude journals about their everyday lives; Maryann is inspired to carry on the tradition. Learn more about her at maryannhurtt.com.