Fara (is adopted)

She grew up on the road, daughter of an Air Force mom and an internet developer dad.  So no one was surprised when she bought an RV with her college graduation money and began a cross-country sojourn to find herself. Her friends thought she would always have “the world on a string”, but 10 years and 200,000 miles later, she settled into a little North Carolina coastal town and started a digital art business with the photos from her travels.  She never imagined living in one place for more than a year, but her fisherman partner/lover/best friend has - so far - kept her happily anchored for five years …. and counting…

Polaris (is adopted)

Thank goodness that few people know that she is named for the star at the tip of the tail of the Little Bear constellation. She always imagined that her grandfather – the amateur astronomer – named her, probably influenced by her being the youngest of 8 and names getting harder to find.  If her comedic mystery-writing best friend thought he could get away with teasing her about being a “tail wagger”, he would try, but her quick temper and jujitsu black belt dampens his jesting – most days!   Trained as a cinematic cosmetologist with a specialization in alien life form make-up, her work life revolves around the latest sci-fi thriller, taking her to remote places that look like (and sometimes smell like) alien planets.

(PJH 2016)