Ann Hedreen is the author of Her Beautiful Brain, winner of a 2016 Next Generation Independent Book Award. Her blog, The Restless Nest, earned an honorable mention in the 2016 National Society of Newspaper Columnists competition. Ann and her husband Rustin Thompson own White Noise Productions and together have made more than 150 short films and five feature documentaries. Their newest film, Zona Intangible, is set in Peru. Ann has a BA from Wellesley College, an MFA from Goddard College and is an alumna of the Hedgebrook retreat for women writers. She loves to teach memoir writing at Seattle Central College, Hugo House and other venues. She is a frequent speaker on Alzheimer’s and aging issues and an advocate for the Alzheimer’s Association’s Washington state chapter. Her writing has been published in 3rd Act Magazine, About Place Journal, The Seattle Times, Patheos, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, Minerva Rising and elsewhere.