About the AuthorMarcie Murray currently makes her home in an Oregon Coast Range hamlet west of Portland. Riparian woodlands there host intriguing places to create. Her hobbies incl...ver maisAbout the AuthorMarcie Murray currently makes her home in an Oregon Coast Range hamlet west of Portland. Riparian woodlands there host intriguing places to create. Her hobbies include painting and drawing; dreaming up improbable home improvement projects; reading epic historical novels, and deciphering her Snowshoe Siamese cat's English-with-Limited-Consonants requests.She has worked in advertising agencies as an art director, illustrator and graphic designer; also a bullpen artist for commercial printers. Other jobs included stints with the Forest Services [U.S. and Oregon State]; and as a trail guide for horseback outfitters.Four seasons of Thoroughbred racing hot-walker and groom experiences on Del Mar [CA] Turf Club's backstretch, inspired her second novel, "Trickster's Odds", [prequel to "One Diamond Shy"] also published at Smashwords. She thanks you for the read, and encourages mail to: BurgundyMare5@gmail.com.ver menos