Mari Anderson is a writer, graphic designer and illustrator. She sold her advertising and design company in the late 1990's to sail off with her husband to a remote island in the Bahamas, trading heels for sandals and nail polish for nails (and hammers). She began writing many of the stories that now appear in Plunge: Crafting the Uncommon Midlife, soon after becoming a winter resident of Crooked Island. Mari is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. She is married to the author, Fritz Damler. In addition to teaching yoga and illustrating a collection of yoga pose inspired greeting cards (www.hatamari.com), Mari is currently at work on a new book.