Lisa H. Owens, a retired Delta Airlines flight attendant and former syndicated monthly humorist columnist, resides in North Texas with two rescue dogs and a long-suffering air plant named Airy Potter (AKA, Claw, may he rest in peace). She began writing in earnest at the age of 56. Her first published story was a real-life horror about the time she was nearly abducted by Ted Bundy while her family managed a shady motel in Pensacola Florida in 1978.

Her stories and poems have been published in magazines and anthologies by Coping Magazine, Sweetycat Press, Owl Canyon Press, Zombie Works, Grinning Skull, Stone Pony Press, Barrio Blues Press, Clarendon House Publications, Gypsum Sound Tales, Black Ink Fiction, Black Hare Press, Savage Realms Press, Heavenly Flower Publishing, Iron Faerie Publishing, Joe Pawlowski Publishing, Mackenzie Press, Weird Christmas, The Poets’ Lounge, House of Loki and CultureCult Magazine & Press.

Her award-winning work is also featured online by Globe Soup, Black Hare Press’ Dark Moments, Black Ink Fiction, The Drabble, 100-Word Story, 101 Words, The World of Myth Magazine, Beneath the Surface News, Spillwords, WOW! (Women on Writing), International Lockdown Journal, Horror Tree’s Dark Nowhere Series, Short Story Avenue, The NZ Dream, Short Story Town, Coping Magazine and narrated on Scare You to Sleep, Weird Christmas Podcast, Creepy Pod, World of Myth Bits and in The Poet’s Lounge—a channel on YouTube

Lisa writes multiple genres, recently discovering a new audience for her odd combination of mild horror and humor: children and young adults. Her stories are typically inspired by true events, often including private jokes, family secrets and nicknames. Read more of her work at www.lisahowens.com.