T. M. Baumgartner is a speculative fiction writer who has difficulty following directions. This has produced occasional culinary triumphs, but once necessitated lopping off six inches of pressboard when assembling a cabinet. At various times she has been a veterinarian, Unix system administrator, software developer, and after-hours book-shelver in a medical library. Theresa currently lives in Northern California in a house with too many animals. She knits hats for garden gnomes and runs with scissors only when absolutely necessary.