Francine Falk-Allen has published many essays and articles in national journals. She is the author of A Wolff in the Family—A Novel, which won Honorable Mention in Readers Favorite International Awards for Realistic Fiction, and Not a Poster Child: Living Well with a Disability, which has won gold and silver literary awards and been on several “best books” lists, and of No Spring Chicken: Stories and Advice from a Wild Handicapper on Aging and Disability, which was named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of August 2021 and was a finalist in Foreword Reviews’ Indie Awards. Francine has facilitated a writing group for ten years. She loves the outdoors, swimming, gardening, movies, literature, genealogical and ancestral research, British tea, and a little champagne. She resides in San Rafael, California, with her husband, Richard Falk and her recalcitrant but beautiful young cat, Cleo.