Freelance writer Valerie Schultz lives in Tehachapi, California, with her husband and their four daughters. She has published essays, short fiction, and poetry. She is a regular contributer to the Bakersfield Californian, America Magazine and the Liguorian. Her work has also appeared in Mothering, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, Family Fun, Catholic Parent, Sojourners, The Other Side, The Sun, High Plains Literary Review, Radiance, and Hip Mama.
