Darshell McAlpine is an accomplished storyteller, depending on who you ask. Her love of reading good books grew into a love of writing them. She has no literary awards to brag about but according to her daughter, a fine writer in her own right, Darshell is one of the greatest wordsmiths to put pen to paper. She has been writing for over thirty years, crafting literature for local magazines. Finally, she paused from an insane schedule long enough to finish Leaving With My Marbles. You can find her curled up with a book wearing a ratty t-shirt and fluffy socks somewhere in Texas where she lives with her family and two cats, Aleks and Nyla.