Sara Mueller is an aspiring Portland area science fiction and fantasy writer. Born in Marquette, Michigan, she is an actual escaped 'Yooper'. She holds a degree in English and Anthropology from Sweet Briar College in Virginia, with post-graduate training in teaching English and Creative Writing from the University of Nevada at Reno. She has worked, in no particular order, as a theatrical lighting technician, a professional recreation actor, a speaker on Elizabethan history, horse trainer, children's riding instructor, knitting instructor, and assistant dog trainer.