Jan Apple lives in Russellville, Arkansas, a small, beautiful town surrounded by rivers, lakes, and mountains. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Master of Liberal Arts degree in Communications. She works and teaches English at a local college and is also a student in the MFA Creative Writing program at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. She enjoys reading, writing, walking in nature, and taking photographs and is married and has two grown children, and an adorable cat.