J Mark Stacy spent thirty years as a transportation broker, not a career she chose. Attending Indiana University Southeast, she studied nursing and business. She has written numerous stories and poetry. Her works in progress include a children’s book and a fictional psychological love triangle thriller. After blending families with her husband of thirteen years, she has eight children and seven grandchildren. Daily, she continues to care for her schizophrenic daughter (As of January 2022), still searching for hope in the midst of this debilitating disease.