Jill Vanneman is a former prosecutor and police legal adviser, as well as a legal consultant for a major city's planning and development department. She holds a BA in American studies from Whitman College, a master's in journalism from Northwestern University, and a JD from the University of Puget Sound. Her short fiction has been featured in True Stories and Oaxaca: A Wayfaring Writers' Anthology; her nonfiction work has appeared in the Citizen Patriot, Miles City Tribune, and elsewhere. She resides in the Seattle area with her aging tuxedo cat, Pablo, and her rescue dog, Honey.