CAROL MITCHELL is the author of A Good Haunting: Stories (Akashic Books, Ltd.), the novel What Start Bad a Mornin’, and 19 books for children. Her book reviews and short stories have appeared in numerous journals. She holds an MFA, and is a fellow of the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and several other arts institutions. By day, she teaches writing to support her current nightly obsession: Working on her new novel.