Tina Lear has been a writer since she could hold a pencil. She's been a musician all her life, a singer/songwriter for most of it. And now, she's a full time writer. Check out her new fantasy novel,  StoryEarth Chronicles: The Sting Baby and her new poetry collection, Partial  Views, both available now (links below). Btw, the links take  you to amazon, but please order them instead from your local indie bookstore. 

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Her wife and family are the roots that pull her feet into the ground and nourish the life that spirals up into her leaves. Writing, meditation and yoga practices keep her moving through the days with varying degrees of equanimity. Her most useful mantra: "Just this."

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And then there's Ruby. I mean, come on.