mountains, surrounded by national forests and wilderness areas. The Jenners spend a lot

of time on horseback in the mountains each summer. Gail is also a secondary history and

English teacher.

Gail has completed three novels and a screenplay. She sold her first novel,

ACROSS THE SWEET GRASS HILLS, in June of 1999 to Creative Arts Book

Company. A romantic-historical, it focuses on the Marias Massacre of 1870.

Gail has published articles and stories for Christian, regional, and educational

publishers, including Simon & Schuster and Tyndale. She has placed in a number of

writing contests, including: The National Writers’ Novel Contest; The William Faulkner

Short Story Contest; The Writers’ Network International Screenplay and Fiction Contest;

The Chesterfield Writer’s Film Project; and the FADE IN Screenplay Contest.

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BUCKSTAR’S SINFUL MOCHA CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Setting the Scene:

Dorothy Gale Robinson, an aspiring actress, is the daughter of hippie parents with

a passion for old movies. When her father is killed suddenly while sipping a non-fat decaf

mocha latte at a local coffee shop, Dorothy’s life is turned upside down. In this scene,

Dorothy and her twin brother, Jude, discuss their father’s death.

Excerpt from Hey Dorothy You’re Not in Kansas Anymore (ISBN 1-931391-43-2):

A few hours later, I woke up in my old bedroom. It had been about eight years

since I moved out, but my mom hadn’t changed a thing. It was like being lost in the 80’s.

All of my old posters still covered the walls: Howard Jones from his One World Tour, a

really cute Julian Lennon head shot, Corey Hart (wearing his ‘sunglasses at night’), and a

full cast poster of the Kids from Fame (the television series, not the movie). To this day, I

still don’t know how I got back to my room. When I opened my eyes, Jude was standing

Cooking By The Book