ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Jan Hahn was born in 1951 in Massachusetts and raised in Vineland, N.J. After graduating from

Swarthmore College, he entered Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Upon completing

a family practice residency program in Galveston, Texas, he joined the Indian Health Service and

worked for four years at Cherokee !HS Hospital in Cherokee, N.C. In 1984, he moved to Lenoir City,

TN. where he practiced family medicine until his retirement in July 2012.

In 2009, he returned to college to study English, and in 2011, he enrolled in Lincoln Memorial

University's post-bac teacher licensure program. He is now certified to teach English 7-12.

In 1991, he started a domestic violence program, Crisis Center for Women-IVAS, and continues to

be its chairman of the board.

This is his fourth book. The first one, entitled Voices, is a collection of poems describing many of

the patients he has cared for during his thirty-five-year career in medicine. His second book is A

Gallimaufry. Hahn’s third book is another story about Albert and the Milk Pail.

Dr. Hahn lives with his wife, Dr. Heather O'Brien, a veterinarian, and their seven horses, six dogs,

twelve chickens, and one very contented rooster. His three daughters, Micah, Avital, and Mara are

away at school.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Ms. Tracy Foster is a native Tennessean. After graduating from University of Tennessee - Knoxville

with a B.A. in art, she enrolled in Lincoln Memorial University's post-bac teacher licensure program.

She intends to teach art in the public school system. She currently resides in Corryton with her

fiancé and children.

ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR

Ms. Ashley Williams was born in Memphis, TN., the oldest of six. After graduating from the

University of Tennessee - Knoxville with degrees in global studies, society, and culture and Spanish,

she moved to Guatemala to work in an orphanage for a year. She currently resides in Knoxville.

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