Melissa Clark Bacon was raised and stayed in Little Rock, Arkansas. By day, she works as a data analyst, and by night, she writes stories and makes photographs using historic and alternative printing processes. Her short story, "The Handkerchief," where her character Millie first appears, won Best in Show Adult Fiction Short Story at the Grand Prairie Festival of the Arts. Her current creative work focuses on revealing unnoticed women from the past through captivating stories and photographs that aspire to elevate their contributions and offer them up as role models to women today. Through Her Lens is her debut novel.
