The author lives, works, and dreams in Central Florida. “Humor speaks to the intellect and literature speaks to the heart, so said one of my writing professors. I try to write both.” Born in Florida, raised on sunshine and bug spray, I read every cereal box I could find and every book I could get my hands on, and when other people's books ran out, I started writing my own: Which began with children's chapter books (like MOONCALF, a finalist for the Space Coast Writers' Guild DON ARGO AWARD) to inspirational books (like THE LONG-PROMISED SONG) and to a young adult survival, dystopian trilogy (BEYOND THE STRANDLINE BOOK I, FOLLOWING THE STRANDLINE BOOK II, and KEEPING THE STRANDLINE BOOK III) to my latest and first rural contemporary fantasy (THE GRYPHON'S GLADE, winner of the 2018 DON ARGO AWARD, Excellence in Florida Based Literature). THE STRANDLINE SERIES IN ORDER: “Darker Roads” – Short Read “Storm” – Short Read “Rules” – Short Read “The Story of Stone” – Short Read “Darby’s Chickens” – Short Read “Puppies” – Short Read BEYOND THE STRANDLINE: BOOK I (THE STRANDLINE SERIES) Beyond the Strandline: The Study Guide “Lost and Found” – Short Read “Bridges” – Short Read FOLLOWING THE STRANDLINE: BOOK II (THE STRANDLINE SERIES) “To Have and to Hold” – Short Read “Snow Globe” (Free for signing up for the newsletter) KEEPING THE STRANDLINE: BOOK III (THE STRANDLINE SERIES) “Kingdom” – Short Read Linda L. Zern (16Toadstonelane.com & lindalzern.net & linda@lindalzern.net)