S.E. Sasaki

As a Canadian MD who worked as a rural family physician for over 20 years, and now spend my working hours in the operating room assisting in emergency and elective surgery, I have seen a lot.

The concept of the medical space station in Welcome to the Madhouse and The Grace Lord Series was borne from my experiences in the hospital and operating room. There has never been a dull moment in all my years working as a physician. I wanted to convey the suspense of never knowing what was going to come in the front door and how situations can become dire very fast. I also wanted to share the camaraderie between colleagues that exists in the OR with you. I hope I have achieved that.

When I'm not assisting in surgery or writing the next book, I love to paint and create collages. My collages have won awards at the World Fantasy Convention and Ad Astra. You can see my dragons at my website http://www.sesasaki.com.

I love to travel, scuba dive, downhill ski, kayak, play tennis, ride horses, and I've even ridden an ostrich, once. I have two Maine Coon cats and an Akbash puppy who keep me and my husband hopping, ever since our two children grew up (far too fast).