TJ Askren drinks too much coffee, obsessively collects notebooks and pens and is happiest when she is cruising a long winding road on her motorcycle. She was raised in Cincinnati, OH and graduated with a Bachelors of Nursing from the Ohio State University. She has been a critical care/emergency RN for 27 years. She has published short stories in "Frighten the Horses" and "Common Lives." TJ can be found writing in coffeehouses in Ashland, Oregon.