CHRISTAL ANN RICE COOPER aka Car Cooper is a newspaper writer, feature stories writer, poet, fiction writer, photographer, and painter. She has a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice and completed all of her poetry and fiction workshops required for her Master’s in Creative Writing with a focus on poetry from Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville. She completed the Photography Certificate Program from Auburn Montgomery Outreach. She, her husband Wayne, sons Nicholas and Caleb, cats Nation and Autumn reside in the St. Louis area.