An award-winning journalist, Jackie Sheckler Finchhas covered a wide array of topics––from birth to death with all the joy and sorrow in between. She has written for many publications and was named the Mark Twain Travel Writer of the Year by Midwest Travel Writers in 1998, 2001, and 2003. She is also the author of Insiders' Guide to Nashville and Tennessee Off the Baten Path (both Globe Pequot Press). She lives in Bloomington, Indiana.