Kim Kieler grew up in the Cariboo in the interior of BC. She graduated in 1977 with a degree in biology from UBC and later acquired a technical diploma in computer systems. She then spent 20 years working as a computer programmer and network analyst in Vancouver. Today she lives on Gabriola Island, where she spends time writing, designing websites, hiking and bicycling. She helps with Web design for the Islands Institute. See her website at www.gabriolaconnections.com