Helene, Susan: - Living for many years on the East Coast, Susan Helene moved to California, and earned a master's degree in mathematics and Computer Science, while raising her two daughters and a quartet of dogs. Having taught in many educational environments, she joined the faculty at Fullerton College to become the first and only woman Computer Science Department Coordinator for over twenty years. When not enjoying time spent with her family: her husband, her two daughters and four dogs of various size and questionable pedigree, she studied ceramics, where she learned the varied processes of wheel throwing, sculpting, and tile making. The exactitude of computer programming and the attention to process and detail in her chosen field of art helped hone her skills of observation.It was after presenting "Her Cup Runneth Over" to a writer's workshop, that she felt encouraged to explore writing more seriously. Her short story, "The Sixty-First Day", was accepted for the eighth edition of Montana Mouthful, October 2020 issue. She is also the proud recipient of a Second Place Prize in the High Desert Branch- California Writers Club pandemic anthology contest. Her story, "The Rose", was published in their anthology: Survival: Tales of Pandemic, published in 2020.