In 1971, Nancy Nelson and her husband Jack, were hired as fire lookout attendants in the Clearwater National Forest of Idaho. Like other women of the times, Nancy wanted to be taken seriously. She also wants a child. In this coming-of-age story, the reader remains enthralled to the last page.

Nancy Canyon is a writing coach for The Narrative Project, an instructor for Chuckanut Writers, and teaches art and writing privately. She is also a member of Women Painters of Washington. She lives near Lake Whatcom in Bellingham, Washington, with her husband, Ron Pattern and their dog, Lucy. Women’s Bodies, Women’s Words (anthology), Celia’s Heaven (novel), Saltwater (poetry), and Dark Forest (stories) can be purchased at villagebooks.com. For more about Ms. Canyon, see https://www.nancycanyon.com