Donna Arthur Downs is an emerging author and poet. She has a BA and an MA in English and communication and an Ed.D. in adult, community, and higher education, and has taught at the college level for more than thirty years. Her articles have appeared in various magazines, and most recently in the compilation, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Attitude of Gratitude. Donna is married to Larry, and they have two sons, Nathan and Brandon, one daughter-in-law, one granddaughter, and two grandsons. An amateur photographer and guitar player, she enjoys playing board games and appreciates nature and the sounds of the woods of southern Indiana.