Pat Malone has taught social studies, been a social worker, raised twin sons, run a retail business and, now, in "retirement," volunteers and teaches a ladies' Bible class. She claims she's not a "real" poet (evidence to the contrary!), but her mother was a high school English and journalism teacher, so perhaps her fondness and facility for writing are simply part of Pat's DNA. She and her husband live in Tuscumbia, Alabama—the birthplace of Helen Keller.