Helen Bonner, PhD, is founder of Starthistle Press. Her novel, Cry Dance, was last year’s finalist for the coveted Eric Hoffer Award, and her Sci-Fi novel Dolphin Papers is a finalist for this year’s Sharp Writ Book Awards. Her two memoirs, Laid Daughter and First Love Last, are becoming classics. A historical novel, MsDemeanors, came out in March, 2013. Dr. Bonner taught creative writing at Ohio University and Minnesota State U. Her short story, Roadside Trinity, won several Best Short Story awards, and her screenplay on Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin has been optioned.