Carolyn Burns Bass had a sword swallower as a father and a closet chanteuse for a mother, so its no wonder she became a writer. A longtime journalist for entertainment, travel and lifestyle media, Carolyn has blogged for The Huffington Post and covers the travel for Examiner.com. As a finalist for the 2013 Eric Hoffer Award, her short story Sketches Past and Present appears in the anthology, Best New Writing 2013.