Annette Lucksinger makes her home in Austin, Texas, and Bend, Oregon. She is author of Exploring Austin with Kids, winner of the 2024 Independent Book Publishers Association silver award for best travel book. Her words have appeared or are forthcoming in several places, including Quidditas, Pedagogy, Literary Mama, and Scrawl Place. She is at work on an essay collection and a graphic novel that describe her roller coaster relationship with Austin, Texas. Visit her at annettelucksinger.com.