Patricia Franz is a kidlit writer and published poet. Some of her poems appear in the Pomelo Books anthologies THINGS WE FEEL (2022), THINGS WE WEAR (2022), WHAT IS A FRIEND? (2022), and WHAT IS HOPE? (2023). Patricia, her husband, her Bernese Mountain dog, Bonny, and her sourdough starter split their time between the Arizona desert and the Sierra Nevada mountains. www.patriciajfranz.com