Charlotte Henley Babb, presently living in Spartanburg, SC, is originally from the Charlotte, NC, area. When she told her mother she wanted to be a teacher, her mom said, "You'd better find a job." She thought her mother just meant that she had to pay her college tuition! 

She is the first college graduate in the history of her family, and the second high school grad, after her mother. While she has done many other things, as her mom suggested, teaching has always supported her true vocation: writing.

Babb earned a Bachelor of Science in English/Education from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, a Masters of Secondary Education from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC, and  a Master of Arts in Humanities from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Her studies have focused on writing, special needs learners, personal growth, and computer applications. 

Charlotte's MA in Myth and Education, gave her a California perspective on her Southern heritage. She studies mythology to deepen her work with themes from ancient sources. Sharing perspectives with people from across the country lets her delve into the cultural notions that are as invisible as water is to fish, fertilizer for the soul!

She taught remedial English at three rural high schools, mostly to students in technical programs or in the bottom quartile. and then at junior colleges online and on ground. She also worked as a web designer and was newsletter editor for the Southeastern Writers Association from 2005 to 2011.  To supplement her income, she has worked various jobs: 
•	computer support technician
•	cloth store associate
•	waitress 
•	office temp
•	art, craft, and frame store
•	washing machine gasket inspector 
•	newspaper ads designer
•	craft fair creative 
•	technical writer of ISO 9000 procedures
•	telephone tech support
•	telephone tarot reader 

 Each job has given her more insight to the challenges involved being human and living in the human condition.