Adele Elliott is a painter and designer of fantasy tiaras. She is a New Orleans native who has been exiled in Mississippi since her home, and most of her sanity, were blown away by an evil wind named Katrina. Adele writes an opinion column for The Commercial Dispatch. She has recently finished her second novel, "Witch Ball," published by Open Books Publishers. Her first novel, “Friendship Cemetery,” was published by Crooked Cat Publishing. She lives in a big purple house with her wonderful husband, Chris Hannon, and three “children”: Charlotte Ruse (the wild dingo dog), Freda Jolie (lady-dog), and Loa, a magical boy-cat.