Laura Freudig lives on an island along the Maine coast with her husband, six children, two ducks, fifteen chickens, one dog, and one wild cat. She has spent most of her life on Maine islands. Laura has written more than two dozen short essays and two books. Her work has been published in The Bar Harbor Times and The Haverhill Gazette. She has also worked at AMC Outdoors and Windswept House Publishers. When she’s not spending time with her children, she enjoys singing and gardening.