Patricia Flaherty Pagan

Patricia Flaherty Pagan is a talkative introvert who enjoys writing and reading about tenacious women. She is the author of "Trail Ways Pilgrims: Stories" (The Crossroads Collection #1) and "Enduring Spirit" (The Crossroads Collection #2), as well as the writer of award-winning literary, fantasy and crime short stories. She has edited several collections of fiction and poetry by women writers. She teaches creative writing in Houston. In 2013, after earning her MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College, she founded Spider Road Press, which gives 5% of its proceeds to women's shelters and veterans' groups. She might be biased, but she is pretty sure she adopted the world's coolest kid.