Liz J. Andersen has a B.S. with Highest Honors in Animal Physiology and a D.V.M. degree from U.C. Davis. She is a retired, fully licensed veterinarian who also worked for many years for the Eugene Public Library. She told Tajen Jesmuhr's early story in her first novel, Some of My Best Friends Are Human, and several stories featuring Dr. Jesmuhr in Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact. She has also edited and published her grandfather's semi-autobiographical novel, Along The Margins, South Dakota Immigrant Homesteaders. Writing seems to run in the family.Liz lives in Eugene, Oregon, with her husband, a musician and retired veterinary technician, Brian J. Boudler. You can find Liz at LizJAndersen.com and GoodReads.com, and Brian at labbwerk.bandcamp.com or on Facebook or YouTube.