ATHENA LARK received her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, from the University of California, Riverside. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of North Florida. She is an adjunct professor of English. A retired U.S. Navy sailor, who when first seeing the film Private Benjamin, thought someone had stolen her story. Athena is a published author, with her debut novel, Avenue of Palms. She is currently writing her memoir, Sailor Girl.