Cassondra Windwalker earned a BA of Letters from the University of Oklahoma. Born and raised on the red clay, she's wandered the sticky corn fields of the Midwest, the frozen seas of the Wild North, and frequently rests her wings where orange skies meet purple mountains. She's the author of nine novels and three works of poetry who does her best to keep fed a menagerie of stray critters, cryptids, marooned kelpies, and lost specters. She enjoys interacting with readers, writers, and generally decent humans on social media. Past publications include What Hides in the Cupboards, Love Like a Cephalopod, Hold My Place, and many more. Her next release, The Gardener's Wife's Mistress, is expected in 2026.