Kimberly L. Becker, of Cherokee/Celtic/Teutonic descent, is a member of Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers. Her poetry appears in many journals and anthologies, including I Was Indian, Red Ink and Yellow Medicine Review. Her reviews of Native work appear in Her Circle and News from Indian Country. A 2010 grant from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Maryland funded her study of Cherokee History, Culture and Language in Cherokee, NC. Current projects include radio play adaptations of Cherokee legend. She is happiest within sight of the mountains.