Gayle Laster is a retired elementary school teacher who enjoys living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, which she refers to as "the promised land." She loves to read, write,attend church services and special groups, and tutors children in reading during the school year. She and her husband are raising two grandchildren a boy,age nine, and a fourteen year old girl.Her miniature schnauzer, Coal, is also an important part of the family. Writing has been a passion since grade school days, but her only published works have appeared in school newspapers. Gayle is working to improve her craft and hopes to see her work in print in the future.