Mary is a freelance writer who writes science fiction and fantasy. She first fell in love with these genres when Luke turned on his lightsaber and when Lucy walked through the wardrobe. Her short stories can be seen in several anthologies and has an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. She and her husband are raising their two boys to be geeks, and proudly display their life-size replica of Han Solo in Carbonite in their family room. Mary lives in Illinois, and can be found at SF conventions in the Chicago area, especially Windycon and Capricon.