Sperber, Helen: - Helen Sperber lives in Western Colorado near ski slopes, the Colorado National Monument, and the desert canyon country of Utah. She enjoys exploring the challenges and opportunities faced by women after transitioning from family-centered, nurturing years into the freedom to develop personal creative interests and talents. She holds a BA in psychology (University of Minnesota) and an MA in pastoral studies (Loyola New Orleans.) She has worked in pastoral care, as the activity director of a nursing home, and as a newspaper reporter. Her work has appeared in Sanskrit, Diverse Voices Quarterly, Meridian Anthology of Poetry, and Front Range Review, as well as local publications. The Blue Wildebeest is her first book.