Leatha J. Patton

Leatha J. Patton was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and reared in La Porte, Indiana. She has been living in Chicago since adulthood and "Bridges" is her first publication; it is historical fiction. (She is presently working on her second novel.) Her hobbies are sewing and gardening. She has a son residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, and two brothers. She attended DePaul University and majored in journalism and creative writing.