Marion K. Dunn lives and works in rural East Texas with her life partner and four children. Educated at The University of Texas with a Masters in Psychology, she is a Licensed Professional Counselor without patients, except for her two cats, three dogs, squirrels, and an occasional deer. Her writing serves as a mechanism for self-connection and she MUST write to stay sane, as defined by society. She is published on-line in "The ShallowEND", "Red River Review" and printed in "The Word/artsDFW". She believes in the restorative power of art. "Poetry heals."