Phyllis Wheeler
Phyllis Wheeler set a goal at age 13 to write a children’s book. That led to a journey with lots of detours. She’s written for daily newspapers, worked on airplanes as a mechanical engineer, and raised four children--doing some homeschooling along the way. Get to know her and get a free short story at PhyllisWheeler.com.
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Gail Kuhnlein
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