Vicki Hudson lives in northern California with a family of humans, cats and a dog. She holds the Master of Fine Arts degree in nonfiction writing from Saint Mary’s College of California. In 2007, she was a Fellow at the Lambda Literary Writers Retreat. Her blog Home and Hearth is found at www.throwrockpaperscissors.com where she writes about food, gardening, pets, parenting, and life. Follow her on Twitter @vickigeist for literary and life musings or @Vicki_Hudson for updates on her writing and publishing. Find her on the web at www.vickihudson.com, www.facebook.com/VickiHudsonWordsmith and on goodreads.com. In 2012, her Ebook, Chow, was a finalist in the Global Ebook Awards. Her latest book, No Red Pen: Writers, Writing Groups & Critique, is available online for download or in print.

Powder Writing by Women in the Ranks, from Vietnam to Iraq (Kore Press, 2008), Powder: Writing by Women in the Ranks, from Vietname to Iraq (Kore Press, 2008)

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