Lewis Kirts was born in Maryland, where spring smelled like mud and winter was too cold for her comfort. With dairies on the matriarch side of the family, and orchards on the patriarch side, she claims to have been raised on peaches and cream.

She credits her love of western movies to her father, and her love of reading, to the English teachers of Poolesville High.

Years of working outside in Maryland had her longing for the warmer climate of Arizona. She now resides in southeastern Arizona, with her husband, three donkeys, one mule, two ravens and a multitude of quail.

After more than thirty years in the Grand Canyon state, she’s finally thawing out.