JoAnn Parsley was born and raised in Binghamton, NY.  She met her  husband of 56 years while she was serving in the Navy in Brooklyn, NY.   She is a retired professional portrait and landscape artist.  She has lived in Knoxville, TN for 25 years. While  traveling all over the world as a military wife, she has been writing down ideas for fantasy stories.  The Hafling is her first novel in a series about being different and gaining respect for what you do, rather than who you are.  The life and adventures of the Hafling continues in future novels.  Release date on The Stone Dragon will appear here.