Shana Mahaffey lives in San Francisco, California, in part of an Edwardian compound that she shares with an informal cooperative of family, friends, and five cats. Shes a survivor of catechism and cat scratch fever, and is a member of the Sanchez Grotto Annex, a writers co-op. She welcomes all visitors to her website and is happy to meet with book groups in-person or in cyberspace (phone/webcam/the works). For more information, visit http://www.shanamahaffey.com"