I have lived and worked in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands since 1984. In my professional life, I work as an attorney and advocate for low-income people at Micronesian Legal Services Corporation. I also had the distinct honor to serve as a Special Judge for the CNMI Courts (1993-1999). As a child, I always intended to be a writer, and have written stories throughout my life. Thanks to NaNoWriMo, I have more than 10 first-draft novels in my collection of works-in-progress (WIPs). I like reading mysteries, histories, and silly memes. I relieve stress by cartooning and crocheting. My greatest treasure is my daughter, Anna Rose Deleon Guerrero, who is fortunately far more beautiful and talented than I am.