Odessa Moon has at various times painted, sewed, served in the Navy, worked as a sales clerk and cashier, taken care of her family, and gardened with enthusiasm. She reads extensively, especially on subjects like medieval history, the class struggle, colonization, and resource depletion. While growing up, she read piles of science-fiction and fantasy and often wondered what the authors hand-waved away about how difficult it really would be to terraform another planet. The series, "The Steppes of Mars" is her attempt to combine all those interests.

When Ms. Moon is not writing, she is working on improving the soil in her own garden and planting trees in her municipality.

Visit Odessa at Peschel Press (www.PeschelPress.com) or her website at OdessaMoon.com.